| India at the 1951 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in New Delhi | |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
India participated and hosted the 1951 Asian Games held in the capital city , New Delhi from 4 to 11 March 1951. India was ranked second with 15 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad.[1]
Sachin Nag's gold medal in the men's 100m freestyle swimming was the first ever gold for India at the Asian Games, and remains their only gold medal in Asian Games swimming events as of the conclusion of the 2022 Asian Games.
The India national football team won the gold medal in the men's football competition.
Medal table[edit | edit source]
| Medals by discipline | |||||
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| Athletics | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 | |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diving | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Football | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Water polo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 16 | 20 | 51 | |
Medal winners[2][edit | edit source]
Aquatics[edit | edit source]
Diving[edit | edit source]
| Athletes | Event | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| K. P. Thakkar | Men's 3 m springboard | 371.25 | 
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| Ashu Dutta | 327.20 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | |
| K. P. Thakkar | Men's 10 m platform | 362.05 |
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| TT Dand | 276.60 | 
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Water Polo[edit | edit source]
Two teams entered the event - India and Singapore
Team[edit | edit source]
Jahan Ahir
Ganesh Das
D. Daver
R. Dean
Isaac Mansoor
G. Rattansey
Kanti Shah
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Football[edit | edit source]
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Quarterfinals[edit | edit source]
India  | 3–0 |  Indonesia |
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Semifinals[edit | edit source]
| India | 3–0 | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan |
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| Venkatesh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 10' Mewalal Error creating thumbnail: File missing 16' Nandy Error creating thumbnail: File missing 55' |
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Gold medal match[edit | edit source]
| Iran Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 0–1 | India |
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| Report | Mewalal Error creating thumbnail: File missing 34' |
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All times are India Standard Time (UTC+05:00)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1st Asian Games medal tally Archived 8 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Asian Games 1951 Indian medal winners".
- ↑ Majumdar, Rounak (22 April 2019). "The Golden Years of Indian Football". www.chaseyoursport.com. Kolkata: Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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