| India at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 59 (58 men, 1 woman) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Balbir Singh Sr. |
| Medals Ranked 24th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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]
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Field hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Men's High Jump
Men's 200 metres
Men's 800 metres
Women's 100 metres
Leslie 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
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6 | X | 6:0 | 14:0 | 16:0 | |
| 2. |  Singapore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0:6 | X | 5:0 | 6:1 | |
| 3. | Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0:14 | 0:5 | X | 5:1 | |
| 4. | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0:16 | 1:6 | 1:5 | X |
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Yugoslavia  | 4–1 | India |
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Papec  54'65'Veselinović 57'Salam 78' (o.g.) | Report | D'Souza 52' |
Three athletes represented India in Gymnastics at the 1956 Olympics: Pritam Singh, Sham Lal, and Anant Ram.
Two shooters represented India in 1956.
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Men's 200 metre butterfly
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baban Daware | −52 kg |  Asai (JPN)LVT |  Lee J-g (KOR)WPt |  Tsalkalamanidze (URS)LVT | did not advance | − | ||
| Tarashkeswar Pandey | −57 kg |  Kämmerer (EUA)LPt |  Vercouteren (BEL)WPt |  Yaghoubi (IRN)LVT | did not advance | − | ||
| Ram Sarup | −62 kg | Mewis (BEL) LPt | Bye | Salimullin (URS) LPt | did not advance | − | ||
| Lakhshmi Kant Pandey | −67 kg |  Nizzola (ITA)LVT |  Güngör (TUR)LPt | did not advance | − | |||
| Devi Singh | −73 kg | Sorouri (IRN) LVT | Ikeda (JPN) LVT | did not advance | — | − | ||
| B. Singh | −79 kg |  Davies (AUS)WPt |  van Zyl (RSA)LPt |  Lindblad (SWE)LVT | did not advance | − | ||
| Lila Ram | +87 kg |  Richmond (GBR)LPt | Kaplan (TUR) LVT | did not advance | − | |||
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Results of India national football team from 1938 to 1959.
