India at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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India at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of India.svg
IOC code IND
NOC Indian Olympic Association
Website olympic.ind.in
in Rome
Competitors45 (all men) in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

India competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 45 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 6 sports. [1] India's only medal in the Games was a silver in men's field hockey, when they lost to Pakistan in the final, ending the country's hockey gold-winning streak that had started in 1928 in British India. Athlete Milkha Singh finished 4th in Men's 400m.

Contents

Medalists

MedalAthleteSportsEvent
Silver Joseph Antic

Leslie Claudius

Jaman Lal Sharma

Mohinder Lal

Shankar Lakshman

John Peter

Govind Sawant

Raghbir Singh Bhola

Udham Singh Kullar

Charanjit Singh

Jaswant Singh

Joginder Singh

Prithipal Singh

Field hockey Men's Tournament

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotalEvents
Athletics 8086
Football 140141
Field hockey 140141
Shooting 3032
Weightlifting 1011
Wrestling 5055
Total4504516

Athletics

8 Athletes represents India in 1960 Summer Olympics. Milkha Singh finished second in all of the 400m rounds prior to the final, improving his time on each occasion. In the final he finished fourth with a time of 45.6, this being a decision that required a photo-finish. His finishing position was not bettered by an Indian track athlete until the 1984 Olympics.

Men
Track and Road Events
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Milkha Singh 400 m 47:60 NR3 Q46:52 Q45:92 Q45:64
Jagmohan Singh 110 m Hurdles 15:345Did Not Advance
Lal Chand Marathon N/A2:32:13.040
Jagmal Singh 2:35:01.045
Ranjit Bhatia 2:57:06.060
5000m 15:06.611N/ADid Not Advance
Ajit Singh 20 km walk N/ADSQ
50 km walk N/A4:47:28.415
Zora Singh 20 km walk N/A1:43:19.820
50 km walk N/A4:37:44.68

Field Events

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Gurbachan Singh Randhawa High Jump 1.90m27Did Not Advance
B.V. Satyanarayan Long Jump 6.70m44Did Not Advance
Virsa Singh 7.08m30

Field hockey

India played a few practice matches leading into the group stage games. They defeated Great Britain 8–0 on 22 August [2] and Australia 5–2 three days later. [3] This was the first time since 1928 that the Men's team failed to achieve a gold medal in field hockey. They lost 1–0 to Pakistan by a goal Ahmad Nasir to secure the second position.

Team Roster:

Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
India men's Men's tournament Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
W 10–0		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W 4–1		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W 3–0		1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
W 1–0		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
W 1–0		Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
L 0–1		Silver medal icon.svg

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of India.svg  India 3300171+166 Quarter-finals
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [a] 31115503
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands [a] 311167−13 9–12th place classification
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3003318−150 13–16th place classification
Source: FIH
Notes:
  1. 1 2 New Zealand and the Netherlands finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool, which New Zealand won 2–1.
27 August 1960
15:00
India  Flag of India.svg10–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
P. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 1', 15', 16'
Bhola Field hockey ball.svg 22', 31', 67'
Peter Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Ja. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 64'
? ?
Stadio dei Marmi, Rome
Umpires:
McIldowie (RSA)
Whitelaw (GBR)
30 August 1960
16:30
India  Flag of India.svg4–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Ja. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Bhola Field hockey ball.svg 63'
P. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 66', 69'		 Van Vroonhoven Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Stadio dei Marmi, Rome
Umpires:
de Bourguignon (BEL)
Asselman (BEL)
2 September 1960
16:30
India  Flag of India.svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bhola Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Peter Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Ja. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 70'
Olympic Velodrome, Rome
Umpires:
McIldowie (RSA)
Whitelaw (GBR)

Quarter-finals

5 September 1960
09:00
India  Flag of India.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Bhola Field hockey ball.svg 84'
Olympic Velodrome, Rome
Umpires:
Whitelaw (GBR)
MacIldowie (RSA)

Semi-finals

7 September 1960
15:30
India  Flag of India.svg1–0Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Kullar Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Olympic Velodrome, Rome
Umpires:
Elgershuizen (NED)
Schinner (GER)

Gold medal match

9 September 1960
15:30
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg1–0Flag of India.svg  India
Bunda Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Olympic Velodrome, Rome
Umpires:
MacDowell (AUS)
Massart (BEL)

Football

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3300153+126
Flag of France.svg  France 311139−63
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 310269−32
Flag of India.svg  India 301236−31
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2 – 1Flag of India.svg  India
Göröcs Soccerball shade.svg23'
Albert Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Balaraman Soccerball shade.svg79'
L'Aquila
Referee: Ben Said (TUN)
France  Flag of France.svg1 – 1Flag of India.svg  India
Coinçon Soccerball shade.svg82' Report Banerjee Soccerball shade.svg71'
Grosseto, Stadio Olimpico Comunale
Referee: Morgan (CAN)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg3 – 1Flag of India.svg  India
Nieri Soccerball shade.svg27', 53'
Iwasaki Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Balaraman Soccerball shade.svg88'
Pescara
Referee: Imam (UAE)

Shooting

Three shooters represented India in 1960.

AthleteEventScoreRank
Paul Cheema Singh Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol 43457
Karni Singh Men's Trap 1838
Keshav Sen -AC QR

Weightlifting

AthleteEventTotal(Kgs)Rank
Laxmi Kanta Das Men's 60 kg 315.012

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		Rank
S. Shiam −62 kg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  J. Mewis  (BEL)
LVT		did not advance25
Gian Prakash −67 kg Flag of the United States.svg  Shelby Wilson  (USA)
LPt		Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  J. Yanez  (CUB)
WPt		Flag of Finland.svg  M. Peltoniemi  (FIN)
LPt		did not advance—15
Udey Chand −73 kg Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  J. Feeney  (IRL)
WPt		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  V. Balavadze  (URS)
LPt		Flag of Turkey.svg  İsmail Ogan  (TUR)
LVT		did not advance—14
Madho Singh −79 kg Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  A. Butts  (GBR)
WVT		Flag of Italy.svg  G. Caraffini  (ITA)
WVT		Flag of Sweden.svg  Hans Antonsson  (SWE)
LPt		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Georgy Skhirtladze  (URS)
LPt		did not advance—5
Sajjan Singh −87 kg Flag of Italy.svg  A. Marcucci  (ITA)
WPt		Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  D. Rauchbach  (EUA)
WVT		Flag of Hungary.svg  G. Gurics  (HUN)
LVT		Flag of Sweden.svg  V. Palm  (SWE)
LPt		did not advance—7

References

  1. ↑ "India at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Ram, Vernon (24 August 1960). "Claudius Sees Potent Rival in Germany". The Indian Express. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Asian Hockey Teams' Impressive Play". The Indian Express. 26 August 1960. p. 10.
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