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'''[[India]]''' competed at the '''[[1996 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[United States]]. [[Leander Paes]]' bronze in the men's tennis event was the only medal won by the country. It had been 44 years since an Indian last won an individual medal at the Olympics ([[K. D. Jadhav]] earned bronze for [[Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight|freestyle bantamweight wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Helsinki]]). The medal was also India's first since their [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|men's hockey team won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics]].  
'''[[India]]''' competed at the '''[[1996 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[United States]]. [[Leander Paes]]' bronze in the men's tennis event was the only medal won by the country. It had been 44 years since an Indian last won an individual medal at the Olympics ([[K. D. Jadhav]] earned bronze for [[Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight|freestyle bantamweight wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Helsinki]]). The medal was also India's first since their [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|men's hockey team won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics]]. Subash Razdan, a prominent Indian American community leader in [[Atlanta]] was appointed Attache <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalatlanta.com/subash-razdan-named-india-attach-for-olympic-games|title = Subash Razdan Named India Attach» for Olympic Games|date = 30 November 1994}}</ref> for India by the [[Indian Olympic Association]]. He also served as the acting chef-de-mission <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/us/2003/may/08us3.htm|title = Three Indian-Americans honoured}}</ref> for the Indian contingent.


==Medalists==
==Medalists==
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|32
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[ Andrew Lindsay]]|NZL|1996 Summer}}
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Andrew Lindsay]]|NZL|1996 Summer}}
'''W''' 169-156
'''W''' 169-156
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Michele Frangilli]]|ITA|1996 Summer}}
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Michele Frangilli]]|ITA|1996 Summer}}
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|644
|44
|44
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[ Paul Vermeiren]]|BEL|1996 Summer}}
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Paul Vermeiren]]|BEL|1996 Summer}}
'''L''' 140-165
'''L''' 140-165
| colspan="6" |Did Not Advance
| colspan="6" |Did Not Advance
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|[[Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Men's Singles]]
|[[Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Men's Singles]]
!Bye
!Bye
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[ Heryanto Arbi]]|INA|1996 Summer}}
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Heryanto Arbi]]|INA|1996 Summer}}
L 5-15, 4-15
L 5-15, 4-15
| colspan="5" |Did Not Advance
| colspan="5" |Did Not Advance
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| colspan="5" |Did Not Advance
| colspan="5" |Did Not Advance
|}
|}
==Boxing==
==Boxing==
{{Main|Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics}}
{{Main|Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics}}
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|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Kalinikos Kreanga]]|GRE|1996 Summer}}
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Kalinikos Kreanga]]|GRE|1996 Summer}}
'''L''' 0-2
'''L''' 0-2
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[ Segun Toriola]]|NGR|1996 Summer}}
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Segun Toriola]]|NGR|1996 Summer}}
'''L''' 1-2
'''L''' 1-2
|4
|4
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|[[A.Radhika Suresh|Ambika Radhika]]
|[[A.Radhika Suresh|Ambika Radhika]]
|[[Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's Singles]]
|[[Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's Singles]]
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[ Otilia Badescu]]|ROU|1996 Summer}}
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Otilia Badescu]]|ROU|1996 Summer}}
'''L''' 0-2
'''L''' 0-2
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Rūta Paškauskienė]]|LTU|1996 Summer}}
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Rūta Paškauskienė]]|LTU|1996 Summer}}
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|[[Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|Men's Doubles]]
|[[Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|Men's Doubles]]
!N/A
!N/A
|{{FlagIOCathlete| [[Pan Bing |Bing]]/ [[Xia Jiaping | Jiaping]]|CHN|1996 Summer}}
|{{FlagIOCathlete| [[Pan Bing|Bing]]/ [[Xia Jiaping|Jiaping]]|CHN|1996 Summer}}
'''W''' 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
'''W''' 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
|{{FlagIOCathlete| [[Todd Woodbridge|Woodbridge]] / [[Mark Woodforde| Woodforde]]|AUS|1996 Summer}}
|{{FlagIOCathlete| [[Todd Woodbridge|Woodbridge]] / [[Mark Woodforde|Woodforde]]|AUS|1996 Summer}}
'''L''' 6-4, 2-6, 2-6
'''L''' 6-4, 2-6, 2-6
| colspan="4" |Did Not Advance
| colspan="4" |Did Not Advance
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==References==
==References==
*{{cite book|title=The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results |author=(ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. |publisher=Peachtree Publishers |location=Atlanta |year=1997 |isbn=1-56145-150-9 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222634/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-27 |format=PDF |access-date=2008-02-05 }}
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*{{cite book|title=The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results |author=(ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. |publisher=Peachtree Publishers |location=Atlanta |year=1997 |isbn=1-56145-150-9 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222634/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-27 |access-date=2008-02-05 }}


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Revision as of 13:17, 18 October 2021

India at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.ind.in
in Atlanta
Competitors49 in 13 sports
Flag bearerPargat Singh (opening)
Leander Paes (closing)
Medals
Ranked 71st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances

India competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Leander Paes' bronze in the men's tennis event was the only medal won by the country. It had been 44 years since an Indian last won an individual medal at the Olympics (K. D. Jadhav earned bronze for freestyle bantamweight wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Helsinki). The medal was also India's first since their men's hockey team won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Subash Razdan, a prominent Indian American community leader in Atlanta was appointed Attache [1] for India by the Indian Olympic Association. He also served as the acting chef-de-mission [2] for the Indian contingent.

Medalists

Main article: 1996 Summer Olympics medal count
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Leander Paes Tennis Men's singles - Aug 03

Contingent by sport

Sport Men Women Total Events
Archery 3 0 3 2
Athletics 2 4 6 3
Badminton 1 1 2 2
Boxing 3 0 3 3
Equestrian 1 0 1 1
Field Hockey 16 0 16 1
Judo 2 2 4 4
Shooting 2 0 2 3
Swimming 1 1 2 2
Table Tennis 1 1 2 2
Tennis 2 0 2 2
Weightlifting 5 0 5 5
Wrestling 1 0 1 1
Total 40 9 49 31

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In India's third appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by three men. Lalremsanga Chhangte was the only one to win a match.

Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Finals
Score Seed Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Rank
Changte Lalremsaga Men's Individual 650 32  Andrew Lindsay (NZL)

W 169-156

 Michele Frangilli (ITA)

L 158-164

Did Not Advance
Limba Ram 644 44  Paul Vermeiren (BEL)

L 140-165

Did Not Advance
Skalzang Dorje 634 55  Matteo Bisiani  (ITA)

L 156-167

Did Not Advance
Limba Ram

Skalzang Dorje

Changte Lalremsaga

Men's Team 1928 14 N/A  United States (USA)

L 235-251

Did Not Advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Track And Road Events

Athletes Events Heat Semi Finals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bahadur Prasad Men's 1500 Meter 3:46.16 8 Did Not Advance
Beenamol Mathew

Rosakutty Kunnath Chacko

Jyotirmoyee Sikdar

Shiny Wilson

Women's 4 x 400m relay DSQ N/A Did Not Advance

Field Events

Athletes Events Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Shakti Singh Men's Discus Throw 56.58m 30 Did Not Advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Rank
Deepankar Bhattacharya Men's Singles Bye  Heryanto Arbi (INA)

L 5-15, 4-15

Did Not Advance
P.V.V. Lakshmi Women's Singles  Anne Gibson (GBR)

W 11-6, 11-6

 Katarzyna Krasowska (POL)

L 5-11, 6-11

Did Not Advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Rank
Debendra Thapa Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)  Masibulele Makepula (RSA)

L RCS-1

Did Not Advance
Gurcharn Singh Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)  Enrique Flores (PUR)

L 7-15

Did Not Advance
Lakha Singh Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)  Wojciech Bartnik (POL)

L 2-14

Did Not Advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Horse Dressage Cross Country Jumping Total Rank
Indrajit Lamba Individual Eventing Karishma 79.40 EL EL

Field Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Team Roster:

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 5 4 0 1 14 5 +9 8
 Germany 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 7
 India 5 2 2 1 8 3 +5 6
 Pakistan 5 2 1 2 11 8 +3 5
 Argentina 5 2 0 3 9 13 −4 4
 United States 5 0 0 5 3 23 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]


20 July 1996
20:00
Template:Fh-rt 0-1  Argentina
Report P. Lombi Template:Fhgoal
Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Amin Ayman (EGY)
22 July 1996
17:30
Template:Fh-rt 1–1 Template:Fh-rt
Saliger Template:Fhgoal Report M. Kumar Template:Fhgoal
Umpires:
Roger St Rose (TRI)
Floris Idenburg (NED)
24 July 1996
09:00
Template:Fh-rt 0-4 Template:Fh-rt
Report R. Singh Template:Fhgoal
Pillay Template:Fhgoal
S. Kumar Template:Fhgoal
Umpires:
Craig Madden (GBR)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
26 July 1996
17:30
Template:Fh-rt 0–0 Template:Fh-rt
Report
Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Craig Madden (GBR)
28 July 1996
20:00
Template:Fh-rt 1–3 Template:Fh-rt
Escudé Template:Fhgoal Report Ferreira Template:Fhgoal
Varkey Template:Fhgoal
Umpires:
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)

Classification Matches

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover
31 July 1996
11:00
Template:Fh-rt 3–3 (a.e.t.)  South Korea
R. Singh Template:Fhgoal
Ferreira Template:Fhgoal
Kumar Template:Fhgoal 		Report Shin Seok-kyo Template:Fhgoal
Park Shin-heum Template:Fhgoal
Penalties
  3–5  
Umpires:
Steve Horgan (USA)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
Seventh and eighth place
2 August 1996
11:00
Template:Fh-rt 3–4  Great Britain
Dhillon Template:Fhgoal
R. Singh Template:Fhgoal
Powar Template:Fhgoal 		Report Shaw Template:Fhgoal
Laslett Template:Fhgoal
Wyatt Template:Fhgoal
Mayer Template:Fhgoal
Umpires:
Roger St. Rose (TRI)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

8th Place Finish

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Repachage Final/BM
Round 1 Quarter Finals Semi FInals
Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Rank
Narender Singh Men's 60 kg  Sullivan (IRL)

Won

 Bagirov  (BLR)

Loss

Did Not Advance
Najib Aga Men's 65 kg N/A  Csák (HUN)

Loss

Did Not Advance  MacKinnon (RSA)

Loss

Did Not Advance
Sunith Thakur Women's 52 kg N/A Bye File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Sugawara (JPN)

Loss

Did Not Advance
Arti Kohli Women's 72 kg N/A  Rodriguez (CUB)

Loss

Did Not Advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Jaspal Rana Men's 10 m Air Pistol 574 29 Did Not Advance
Men's 50 m Air Pistol 534 45 Did Not Advance
Mansher Singh Men's Trap 118 31 Did Not Advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heats Swim-Off Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sebastian Xavier Men's 50m Freestyle 23.80 44 Did Not Advance
Sangeeta Puri Women's 50m Freestyle 28.02 48 Did Not Advance

Table Tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Group Stage Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Finals
Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Rank Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Opposition

Result

Rank
Chetan Baboor Men's Singles  Patrick Chila (FRA)

L 1-2

 Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE)

L 0-2

 Segun Toriola (NGR)

L 1-2

4 Did Not Advance
Ambika Radhika Women's Singles  Otilia Badescu (ROU)

L 0-2

 Rūta Paškauskienė (LTU)

L 0-2

 Bettine Vriesekoop (NED)

L 0-2

4 Did Not Advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final/BM Rank
Leander Paes Men's Singles  Richey Reneberg (USA)

W 6-7, 7-6,1-0 retired

 Nicolas Pereira (VEN)

W 6-2, 6-3

 Thomas Enqvist (SWE)

W 7-5, 7-6

 Renzo Furlan (ITA)

W 6-1, 7-5

 Andre Agassi (USA)

L 6-7, 3-6

 Fernando Meligeni (BRA)

W 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mahesh Bhupathi/

Leander Paes

Men's Doubles N/A  Bing/ Jiaping (CHN)

W 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

 Woodbridge / Woodforde (AUS)

L 6-4, 2-6, 2-6

Did Not Advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Event Athlete Snatch Clean &

Jerk

Total Rank
Badathala Adisekhar Men's 54 kg 105.0 125.0 230.0 18
Raghavan Chanderasekaran Men's 59 kg 112.5 140.0 252.5 11
Sandeep Kumar Men's 64 kg 110.0 142.5 252.5 33
Samsudeen Kabeer Men's 70 kg 125.0 150.0 275.0 23
Satheesha Rai Men's 76 kg 140.0 177.5 317.4 15

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Final
Round Type

Opposition

Result

Round Type

Opposition

Result

Round Type

Opposition

Result

Round Type

Opposition

Result

Round Type

Opposition

Result

Round Type

Opposition

Result

Round Type

Opposition

Result

Rank
Pappu Yadav Men's Greco-Roman 52kg 1/16 Finals

 Ha Tae-yeon (KOR)

Loss 0-4ST

Repachage

 Andriy Kalashnykov (UKR)

Loss 0-4ST

Did not Advance

References

  1. ↑ "Subash Razdan Named India Attach» for Olympic Games". 30 November 1994.
  2. ↑ "Three Indian-Americans honoured".

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