| India at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 53 (52 men, 1 woman) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa |
| Medals Ranked 24th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
India competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 53 competitors, 52 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 8 sports. They were able to win a single medal, the gold, in field hockey. [1]
| Sports | Men | Women | Total | Events |
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| Athletics | 12 | 1 | 13 | 10 |
| Cycling | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Diving | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Field hockey | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 8 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 53 | 42 |
Men's 110 metres hurdles
Men's 200 metres
Men's marathon
Men's marathon
Men's Triple Jump
Men's long jump
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Five cyclists represented India in 1964.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 12 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Spain | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 9 | |
| 4 |  United Team of Germany | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | |
| 5 |  Malaysia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Belgium | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Canada | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Hong Kong | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 1 |
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Two shooters represented India in 1964.
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Rank |
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| Malwa Singh | −52 kg |  Angel Stoyanov Kerezov (BUL)Draw | did not advance | — | - | |||
| Bishambar Singh | −57 kg |  Moises Lopez Ruiz (MEX)WPt |  Vladlen Trostyansky (URS)LPt |  Unver Basergil (TUR)LPt | did not advance | — | - | |
| Bandu Patil | −63 kg |  Joseph Mewis (BEL)LVT |  Kazimierz Macioch (POL)LPt | did not advance | - | |||
| Ganpat Andalkar | −87 kg |  Richard Wayne Baughman (USA)LPt | did not advance | - | ||||
| Maruti Mane | −97 kg |  Ferenc Kiss (HUN)LVT | did not advance | — | - | |||
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