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'''[[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.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/summer/1956/ |title=India at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |access-date=14 June 2015 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922040854/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/summer/1956/ |archive-date=22 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
'''[[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.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/summer/1956/ |title=India at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |access-date=14 June 2015 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922040854/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/summer/1956/ |archive-date=22 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/melbourne-1956-olympics-indian-hockey-team-gold-medal-balbir-singh-sr-pakistan|title=India vs Pakistan for Olympics gold medal final|access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/1956-olympics-india-pips-pakistan-to-win-gold/article3627897.ece|title=India pips Pakistan to win Olympic gold|access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref>


==Medalists==
==Medalists==
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*[[Sohan Singh (athlete)|Sohan Singh]]
*[[Sohan Singh (athlete)|Sohan Singh]]
:* Heat &mdash; 1.52.4(→ did not advance)
:* Heat &mdash; 1.52.4(→ did not advance)
'''Women's 100 metres'''
*[[Mary Leela Rao|Mary Rao]]
:* Heat &mdash; DNF(→ did not advance)


==Football==
==Football==
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==Gymnastics==
==Gymnastics==
{{main|Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics}}
{{main|Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics}} waryam singh represent India with Gold medal


==Hockey==
==Hockey==
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;Semi-finals
;Semi-finals
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|date = 3, 14 December:30
|date=3 December 1956
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|team1={{fh-rt|India}}
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;Gold medal match
;Gold medal match
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|date=6 December 1956
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 1 May 2022

India at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.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

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][2][3]

Medalists[edit | edit source]

Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) Error creating thumbnail: File missing 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Field hockey 1 0 0 1
Total 1 0 0 1
Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Leslie 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 hockey Men's Field hockey

Athletics[edit | edit source]

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)

Women's 100 metres

  • Heat — DNF(→ did not advance)

Football[edit | edit source]

Main article: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
First round
India w/o 1 Hungary
Quarterfinals
Australia 2–4 India
Morrow Error creating thumbnail: File missing 17' Error creating thumbnail: File missing 41' Report D'Souza Error creating thumbnail: File missing 9' Error creating thumbnail: File missing 33' Error creating thumbnail: File missing 50'
Kittu Error creating thumbnail: File missing 80'
Referee: C.H. Wensveen (IDN)
Semifinals
Template:Country data YUG4–1 India
Papec Error creating thumbnail: File missing 54' Error creating thumbnail: File missing 65'
Veselinović Error creating thumbnail: File missing 57'
Salam Error creating thumbnail: File missing 78' (o.g.)		 Report D'Souza Error creating thumbnail: File missing 52'
Attendance: 16.626
Referee: Latyshev (USSR)
Bronze Medal match
Bulgaria Error creating thumbnail: File missing3–0 India
Diev Error creating thumbnail: File missing 37' Error creating thumbnail: File missing 60'
Milanov Error creating thumbnail: File missing 42'		 Report
Attendance: 21.236
Referee: Latyshev (USSR)

Gymnastics[edit | edit source]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

waryam singh represent India with Gold medal

Hockey[edit | edit source]

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 India Error creating thumbnail: File missing Afghanistan United States
1.  India 3 3 0 0 36 0 6 X 6:0 14:0 16:0
2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Singapore 3 2 0 1 11 7 4 0:6 X 5:0 6:1
3.  Afghanistan 3 1 0 2 5 20 2 0:14 0:5 X 5:1
4.  United States 3 0 0 3 2 27 0 0:16 1:6 1:5 X
Semi-finals
3 December 1956
Template:Fh-rt 1–0 Error creating thumbnail: File missing United Team of Germany
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Gold medal match
6 December 1956
Template:Fh-rt 1–0  Pakistan
Gentle Template:Fhgoal Report
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Shooting[edit | edit source]

Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Two shooters represented India in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions

Swimming[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Wrestling[edit | edit source]

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 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Asai (JPN)
L VT 		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee J-g (KOR)
W Pt 		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tsalkalamanidze (URS)
L VT 		Did not Advance −
Tarashkeswar Pandey −57 kg Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kämmerer (EUA)
L Pt 		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vercouteren (BEL)
W Pt 		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yaghoubi (IRN)
L VT 		Did not Advance −
Ram Sarup −62 kg Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mewis (BEL)
L Pt 		Bye Error creating thumbnail: File missing Salimullin (URS)
L Pt 		Did not Advance −
Lakhshmi Kant Pandey −67 kg Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nizzola (ITA)
L VT 		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Güngör (TUR)
L Pt 		Did not Advance −
Devi Singh −73 kg Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sorouri (IRN)
L VT 		File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ikeda (JPN)
L VT 		Did not Advance N/A −
B. Singh −79 kg  Davies (AUS)
W Pt 		File:Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg van Zyl (RSA)
L Pt 		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lindblad (SWE)
L VT 		Did not Advance −
Lila Ram +87 kg Error creating thumbnail: File missing Richmond (GBR)
L Pt 		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kaplan (TUR)
L VT 		Did not Advance −

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "India at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "India vs Pakistan for Olympics gold medal final". Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "India pips Pakistan to win Olympic gold". Retrieved 1 May 2022.

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