India at the 1954 Asian Games

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India at the
1954 Asian Games
Flag of India.svg
IOC code IND
NOC Indian Olympic Association
in Manila
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
5
Silver
4
Bronze
8
Total
17
Asian Games appearances (overview)

India participated in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines from 1 May 1954 to 9 May 1954. India was ranked fifth with 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 8 bronze medals in the overall medal table, in the second edition of the Asian Games. [1]

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Parduman Singh Brar won two gold medals in athletics. K. P. Thakkar won a bronze medal in diving.

As of the conclusion of the 2022 Asian Games, 1954 remains the last edition where India won any medals in diving.

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
SportRankGold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 253614
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 50112
Diving pictogram.svg Diving 30011
Total554817

Medals by day

Medals by day
DayDate [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Gold Silver Bronze Total
11 May0000
22 May2002
33 May0123
44 May1146
55 May2215
66 May0000
77 May0000
88 May0011
99 May0000
Total54817

Medals by gender

Medals by gender
GenderGold Silver Bronze Total
Male symbol (fixed width).svg Male44715
Venus symbol (fixed width).svg Female1012
Total54817

Medalists

Medal [7] NameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Parduman Singh Brar Athletics Men's discus throw 2 May
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ajit Singh Balla Athletics Men's high jump 2 May
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sarwan Singh Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles 4 May
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Parduman Singh Brar Athletics Men's shot put 5 May
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Christine Brown
Stephie D'Souza
Violet Peters
Mary D'Souza
Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay 5 May
Silver medal icon.svg SilverB. G. Kashid Wrestling Men's lightweight 67 kg 3 May
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Joginder Singh Dhanaor Athletics Men's 400 m 4 May
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Sohan Singh Dhanoa Athletics Men's 800 m 5 May
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Joginder Singh Dhanaor
Ivan Jacob
Harjeet Singh
J. B. Joseph
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay 5 May
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeDalu Ram Athletics Men's 5000 m 3 May
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeSohan Singh Wrestling Men's middleweight 79 kg 3 May
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Marian Gabriel Athletics Men's 100 m 4 May
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeDalu Ram Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase 4 May
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeRonnie O'Brien Athletics Men's decathlon 4 May
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Christine Brown Athletics Women's 100 m 4 May
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeIshar Singh Deol Athletics Men's shot put 5 May
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze K. P. Thakkar Diving Men's 10 m platform 8 May

Football

Head coach: Flag of India.svg Balaidas Chatterjee [8]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
1 GK Sanjeeva Uchil Flag of India.svg Bombay
1 GK Sanat Sett Flag of India.svg Bengal
2 DF Sailen Manna (c) (1924-09-01)1 September 1924 (aged 29) Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan
2 DF Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din (1930-07-12)12 July 1930 (aged 23) Flag of India.svg Hyderabad City Police
2 DF Thenmadom Varghese Flag of India.svg Bombay
2 DF Anthony Patrick Flag of India.svg Hyderabad City Police
3 MF Noor Muhammad Flag of India.svg Hyderabad City Police
3 MF Chandan Singh Rawat (1928-07-26)26 July 1928 (aged 25) Flag of India.svg Bengal
3 MF Amal Dutta (1928-07-26)26 July 1928 (aged 25) Flag of India.svg Bengal
3 MF G.R. Gokul Flag of India.svg Bengal
4 FW Sayed Moinuddin Flag of India.svg Hyderabad City Police
4 FW Ahmed Khan (1926-12-24)24 December 1926 (aged 27) Flag of India.svg Hyderabad
4 FW Joe D'Sa (1932-08-03)3 August 1932 (aged 21) Flag of India.svg Bombay
4 FW Krishna Kittu Flag of India.svg Bengal
4 FW Anthony Braganza Flag of India.svg Bombay
4 FW M. Jayaram Flag of India.svg Services
4 FW Thangarajan Flag of India.svg Madras

Preliminary round

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 220093+64
Flag of India.svg  India 210136−32
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 200258−30
India  Flag of India.svg3–2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Moinuddin Soccerball shade.svg6', 28'
Joe D'Sa Soccerball shade.svg42'
Report Takabayashi Soccerball shade.svg47'
Kawamoto Soccerball shade.svg78'

India  Flag of India.svg0–4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Report Dhalhar Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.), 80'
Ramang Soccerball shade.svg51', 69'

See also

References

  1. 2nd Asian Games medal tally Archived 10 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "The Indian Express (4 May 1954)".
  3. "The Indian Express (5 May 1954)".
  4. "The Indian Express (6 May 1954)".
  5. "The Indian Express (7 May 1954)".
  6. "The Indian Express (10 May 1954)".
  7. "Asian Games 1954 Indian medal winners".
  8. Basu, Jaydeep; Warrier, Sunil; Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian senior team at the 1954 Manila Asian Games". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.