India at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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India at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of India.svg
IOC code IND
NOC Indian Olympic Association
in Helsinki
Competitors64 (60 men, 4 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Balbir Singh Sr.
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

India competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 42 events in 11 sports. [1] This marked the second time India had competed as an independent republic.

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Bronze

Athletics

First Female Contingent

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight:

  1. First Round – Defeated Nguyen Van Cua of Vietnam (DNS)
  2. Second Round – Lost to Han Soo-An of Korea (0 - 3)

Men's Featherweight:

  1. First Round – Defeated Edson Brown of the United States (0 - 3)

Men's Welterweight:

  1. Second Round – Defeated Jacob Butula of Canada (TKO 3R)
  2. Third Round – Lost to Victor Jörgensen of Denmark (0 - 3)

Men's Light Heavyweight:

  1. First Round – Lost to Karl Kistner of Germany (KO)

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Final — 1:26.0 (→ 27th and last place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Field hockey

Football

Gymnastics

Shooting

Two shooters represented India in 1952.

300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Men

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Isaac Mansoor 100 m freestyle 1:10.87Did not advance
Bijoy Barman 100 m backstroke 1:27.35Did not advance
Khamlillal Shah 1:18.37Did not advance
Women

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dolly Nazir 100 m freestyle 1:24.67Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 3:37.97Did not advance
Arati Saha 3:40.86Did not advance

Water polo

Birendra Basak • David Sopher • Kedar Shah • Isaac Mansoor • Sambhu Saha • Sachin Nag • Khamlillal Shah • Bijoy Barman • Jehangir Naegamwalla • Ran Chandnani (source: olympedia.org)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventRound 1
Result		Round 2
Result		Round 3
Result		Round 4
Result		Round 5
Result		Round 6
Result		Round 7
Result		Round 8
Result		Rank
Niranjan Das −52 kg State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  (IRN)
LVT		Flag of Germany.svg  H. Weber  (GER)
LVT		Did not Advance−
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav −57 kg Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  A. Poliquin  (CAN)
WVT		Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  P. L. Basurto  (MEX)
WVT		Flag of Germany.svg  F. Schmitz  (GER)
WPt		N/aFlag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Rashid Mammadbeyov  (URS)
LPt		Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shohachi Ishii  (JPN)
LPt		Did not AdvanceBronze medal icon.svg
Keshav Mangave −62 kg N/aFlag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  I. Lugo  (VEN)
WalkOver		State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Nasser Givehchi  (IRN)
LPt		Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  A. Bernard  (CAN)
WVT		US flag 48 stars.svg  Josiah Henson  (USA)
LPt		Did not Advance4
Shrirang Jadhav −87 kg Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  J. Theron  (RSA)
LPt		Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  A. Englas  (URS)
LVT		Did not Advance−

References

  1. ↑ "India at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2015.


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