India at the 1936 Summer Olympics

India at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Flag of India
IOC code	IND
NOC	Indian Olympic Association
Website	olympic.ind.in
in Berlin
Competitors	27 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Dhyan Chand
Medals Ranked 20th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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India competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

Medalists

Gold

• Richard Allen, Dhyan Chand, Earnest Cullen, Ali Dara, Lionel Emmett, Peter Fernandes, Joseph Galibardy, Mohomed Hussain, Mohammed Jaffar, Ahmed Sher Khan, Ahsan Mohomed Khan, Mirza Masood, Cyril Michie, Baboo Nimal, Joseph Phillip, Shabban Shahab ud-Din, G.S. Garewal, Roop Singh, and Carlyle Tapsell — Field hockey.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Eric Whiteside

Men's 200 metres

• Eric Whiteside

Men's marathon

• C. S. A. Swami

Field hockey

India's field hockey team, captained by hockey wizard Dhyan Chand (standing second from left) was the gold medal winner at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Defeated   Japan (9–0)
• Defeated   Hungary (4–0)
• Defeated   United States (7–0)

• Semi Finals

• Defeated   France (10–0)

• Final

• Defeated   Germany (8–1) →  Gold

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Total(Kgs)	Rank
Zaw Weik	Men's 75 kg	310.0	15

See also

• Indian sports at the 1936 Summer Olympics

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database