India at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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India at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of India.svg
IOC code IND
NOC Indian Olympic Association
Website olympic.ind.in
in Montreal
Competitors26 in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

India competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This was the first Olympics since 1928 in which the Indian Men's hockey team did not win an Olympic Medal.

Contents

Competitors

SportsMenWomenTotalEvents
Athletics 4044
Boxing 2022
Field hockey 160161
Shooting 3032
Weightlifting 1011
Total2602610

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:45.86
  • Semi Final — 1:46.42
  • Final — 1:45.77 (→ 7th place)

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Heat — 28:48.72 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Heat — 7.67m (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Hockey

Men's team competition

  • Preliminary round (group A)
  • Defeated Argentina (4-0)
  • Lost to the Netherlands (1-3)
  • Lost to Australia (1-6)
  • Defeated Canada (3-0)
  • Defeated Malaysia (3-0)
  • Replay: Lost to Australia (1-1, 4-5 after penalty strokes)
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Lost to West Germany (2-3)
  • 7th/8th place: Defeated Malaysia (2-0) → Seventh place
  • Team roster [1]

Boxing

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "India Hockey at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.