India at the 1956 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:IND
Nocname:Indian Olympic Association
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1956
Location:Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors:59 (58 men, 1 woman)
Sports:8
Flagbearer:Balbir Singh Sr.
Rank:24
Gold:1
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900

India competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 59 competitors, 58 men and 1 woman, took part in 32 events in 8 sports. Their solitary medal, a gold, came in men's field hockey.[1] [2] [3]

Medalists

Medals by sport
SportTotal
1 0 0 1
Total 1 0 0 1

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Men's High Jump

Men's 200 metres

Men's 800 metres

Women's 100 metres

Field hockey

See main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

SquadLeslie Claudius
Ranganathan Francis
Haripal Kaushik
Amir Kumar
Raghbir Lal
Shankar Lakshman
O. P. Malhotra
Govind Perumal
Amit Singh Bakshi
Raghbir Singh Bhola
Balbir Singh Dosanjh
Hardyal Singh Garchey
Randhir Singh Gentle
Balkishan Singh Grewal
Gurdev Singh Kullar
Udham Singh Kullar
Bakshish Singh
Charles Stephen
Group standings
RankTeamPldWDLGFGAPts
1.33003606X6:014:016:0
2.320111740:6X5:06:1
3.310252020:140:5X5:1
4.300322700:161:61:5X
Semi-finals
Gold medal match

Football

See main article: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

First round

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Bronze Medal match

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Three athletes represented India in Gymnastics at the 1956 Olympics: Pritam Singh, Sham Lal, and Anant Ram.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Two shooters represented India in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Men's 100 m Freestyle

Men's 200 metre butterfly

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventRound 1
Result
Round 2
Result
Round 3
Result
Round 4
Result
Round 5
Result
Round 6
Result
Rank
Baban Daware−52 kg
L

W

L
Tarashkeswar Pandey−57 kg
L

W

L
Ram Sarup−62 kg
L

L
Lakhshmi Kant Pandey−67 kg
L

L
Devi Singh−73 kg
L

L
B. Singh−79 kg
W

L

L
Lila Ram+87 kg
L

L

Notes and References

  1. Web site: India at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . 14 June 2015 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150922040854/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/summer/1956/ . 22 September 2015 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: India vs Pakistan for Olympics gold medal final. 1 May 2022.
  3. Web site: India pips Pakistan to win Olympic gold. . 1 May 2022.