| India at the 1962 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Jakarta | |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
India participated in the 1962 Asian Games held in the city of Jakarta, Indonesia from 24 August 1962 to 4 September 1962. India ranked 3rd with 12 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. [1]
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Hockey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Football | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
Head coach: 
Syed Abdul Rahim
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Pradyut Barman | Railways | ||||
| GK | Peter Thangaraj | 24 December 1935 (aged 26) | Mohammedan Sporting | |||
| DF | Menon Chandrashekar | 10 July 1935 (aged 27) | Bombay | |||
| DF | Tarlok Singh | Services | ||||
| MF | Fortunato Franco | Bombay | ||||
| DF | Jarnail Singh | 20 February 1936 (aged 26) | Mohun Bagan | |||
| MF | Ram Bahadur Chhetri | 15 February 1937 (aged 25) | East Bengal | |||
| FW | Pradip Kumar Banerjee | 23 June 1936 (aged 26) | Railways | |||
| FW | Mohammed Yousuf Khan | 5 August 1937 (aged 25) | Hyderabad City Police | |||
| FW | D.M.K. Afzal | Hyderabad City Police | ||||
| FW | Chuni Goswami (c) | 15 January 1938 (aged 24) | Mohun Bagan | |||
| FW | Tulsidas Balaram | 4 October 1936 (aged 25) | East Bengal | |||
| MF | Prasanta Sinha | Bengal | ||||
| FW | D. Ethiraj | 1 July 1934 (aged 28) | Services | |||
| FW | Arumai Nayagam | Mohun Bagan | ||||
| DF | Arun Ghosh | 7 July 1941 (aged 21) | East Bengal |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 6 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 4 |
 Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 2 |
 Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.400 | 0 |
| India | 0–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
Chung Soon-choon  30'Cha Tae-sung |
| India | 2–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| P. K. Banerjee 17' J. Singh 20' | Report | Cha Tae-sung 85' |
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