India at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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India at the
1932 Summer Olympics
British Raj Red Ensign.svg
Flag of India
IOC code IND
NOC Indian Olympic Association
Website olympic.ind.in
in Los Angeles
Competitors19 in 3 sport
Flag bearer Lal Shah Bokhari
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

India competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The men's field hockey team won their second consecutive gold, which like the previous Olympic edition was India's solitary medal at the Games.

Contents

Athletics

4 Indian athletes, all men, competed across 5 events in the 1932 Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalsFinals
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Bunoo Sutton 100 m11.4 s4thDid not advance
110 m Hurdles15.1 s3rdUnknown4thDid not advance
Ronald Vernieux 100 m11.0 s4thDid not advance
200 m22.8 s4thDid not advance
Mehar Chand Dhawan Triple JumpN/A13.66m14th
Bunoo Sutton/Ronald Vernieux/

Mehar Chand Dhawan/Dickie Carr

4 × 100 mN/A43.7 s5thDid not advance

Aquatics

Swimming

One male athlete competed.

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nalin Malik 400 m freestyle 5:59.019Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 23:52.415Did not advance

Field hockey

Due to the effects of The Great Depression and the cost of travel to the United States, only 3 Field Hockey teams ended up competing at the Olympics: India, Japan and the hosts, the USA. The event then took place as a short group stage competition, with each team playing each opponent once. To finance their travel, the Indian team played exhibition matches at every stop on their long journey by sea to Los Angeles. Once there, none of the teams even came close to the ability of the Indians, as Japan were beaten 11–1 and America were thrashed 24–1 on 11 August 1932, in the deciding game. The team even rotated the entire squad between games just so that all the players would get a medal. Dickie (Richard) Carr competed in both Field Hockey and the 4 × 100 m events.

Team

Richard Allen, Muhammad Aslam, Lal Bokhari (c), Frank Brewin, Richard Carr, Dhyan Chand, Leslie Hammond, Arthur Hind, Sayed Jaffar, Masud Minhas, Broome Pinniger, Gurmit Singh Kullar, Roop Singh, William Sullivan, and Carlyle Tapsell.

Results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Gold medal icon.svgBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  India 2200352+332
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 21011013−31
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States (H)2002333−300
Source: Sports Reference
(H) Hosts

Matches

4 August 1932
India  British Raj Red Ensign.svg11–1 [1] Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Roop Singh (3)
Kullar (3)
Carr (1)
Chand (4)		 Inohara (1)
11 August 1932
India  British Raj Red Ensign.svg24–1 [2] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Roop Singh (10)
Kullar (5)
Pinniger (1)
Chand (8)		 Boddington (1)

Medalists

Gold

References

  1. ↑ "India vs. Japan". Bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "India vs. USA". Bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ↑ RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956. McFarland. 17 April 2015. p. 199. ISBN   978-0-7864-6047-2.


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