India at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

India at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websitewww.olympic.ind.in
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors59 (58 men, 1 woman) in 8 sports
Flag bearerBalbir Singh Sr.
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Field hockey1001
Total1001
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldLeslie Claudius
Ranganathan Francis
Haripal Kaushik
Amir Kumar
Raghbir Lal
Shankar Lakshman
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		Field hockeyMen's Field hockey

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification Round — 1.96m (14)

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat — 22.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1.52.4(→ did not advance)

Football
Main article: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
First round
India w/o 1 Hungary
Quarterfinals
Australia 2–4 India
Morrow  17'  41' Report D'Souza  9'  33'  50'
Kittu  80'
Referee: C.H. Wensveen (IDN)
Semifinals
Yugoslavia 4–1 India
Papec  54'  65'
Veselinović  57'
Salam  78' (o.g.)		 Report D'Souza  52'
Attendance: 16.626
Referee: Latyshev (USSR)
Bronze Medal match
Bulgaria 3–0 India
Diev  37'  60'
Milanov  42'		 Report
Attendance: 21.236
Referee: Latyshev (USSR)

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Squad

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

Group standings
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1.  India33003606X6:014:016:0
2. Singapore320111740:6X5:06:1
3.  Afghanistan310252020:140:5X5:1
4.  United States300322700:161:61:5X
Semi-finals
December 3, 14:30
India  1–0 (0–0)  Germany
Gold medal match
December 6, 16:00
India  1–0 (0–0)  Pakistan

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Two shooters represented India in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:01.6

Men's 200 metre butterfly

  • Heat — 3:06.3

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • Pt - Decision by Points.
  • Pd - Decision by Points but Judges disagree.
Men's freestyle
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  T. Asai (JPN)
L VT		  J. K. Lee (KOR)
W Pt		  Mirian Tsalkalamanidze (URS)
L VT		 Did not Advance −
Tarashkeswar Pandey −57 kg  F. Kämmerer (EUA)
L Pt		  O. Vercauteren (BEL)
W Pt		  Mehdi Yaghoubi (IRN)
L VT		 Did not Advance −
Ram Sarup −62 kg  J. Mewis (VEN)
L Pt		 Bye  L. Salimoulline (URS)
L Pt		 Did not Advance −
Lakhshmi Kant Pandey −67 kg  G. Nizzola (ITA)
L VT		  R. Güngör (TUR)
L Pt		 Did not Advance −
D. Singh −73 kg  N. Sorouri (IRN)
L VT		  Mitsuo Ikeda (JPN)
L VT		 Did not Advance N/A −
B. Singh −79 kg  W. M. Davies (AUS)
W Pt		  H. J. P. van Zyl (RSA)
L Pt		  B. O. Lindblad (SWE)
L VT		 Did not Advance −
Lila Ram +87 kg  K. Richmond (GBR)
L Pt		  Hamit Kaplan (TUR)
L VT		 Did not Advance −

References
  1. "India at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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