India at the 1976 Summer Olympics

India at the
1976 Summer Olympics
India at the; 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IND
NOC	Indian Olympic Association
in Montreal
Competitors	26 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Ajit Pal Singh
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances
	1900; 1904–1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;

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.

Competitors[edit | edit source]


Sports	Men	Total	Events
Athletics	4	4	4
Boxing	2	2	2
Field hockey	16	16	1
Shooting	3	3	2
Weightlifting	1	1	1
Total	26	26	10

Results by event[edit | edit source]

Athletics[edit | edit source]

Men's 800 metres

Sriram Singh

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

Men's 10.000 metres

Hari Chand

Heat — 28:48.72 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

T. C. Yohannan

Heat — 7.67m (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Shivnath Singh — 2:16:22 (→ 11th place)

Boxing[edit | edit source]

S. K. Rai (Featherweight) – lost first round
C. C. Machaiah (Light Welterweight) – lost first round

Field hockey[edit | edit source]

Men's team competition[edit | edit source]

Team roster^[1]

Head coach: Gurbux Singh

Preliminary round[edit | edit source]

Group A[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	11	3	+8	10	Semi-finals
2	Australia	5	3	2	14	6	+8	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Semi-finals
3	India	5	3	2	12	9	+3	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Malaysia	5	2	3	3	7	−4	4
5	Canada (H)	5	1	4	4	11	−7	2
6	Argentina	5	1	4	4	12	−8	2

Source: Olympedia
(H) Host.
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Australia and India finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool. The match was contested on 26 July 1976 and Australia won 5–4 after a penalty shoot-out.

18 July 1976
10:00

Template:Fh-rt	4–0	Argentina
Ajit Template:Fhgoal Chand Template:Fhgoal Surjit Template:Fhgoal	Report

Umpires:
Francis Steurs (BEL)
Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)

19 July 1976
15:00

Template:Fh-rt	3–1	India
Kruize Template:Fhgoal Litjens Template:Fhgoal	Report	Philips Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Louis-Michel Gillet (FRA)
Graham Nash (GBR)

21 July 1976
15:00

Template:Fh-rt	6–1	India
Riley Template:Fhgoal Browning Template:Fhgoal Irvine Template:Fhgoal Smith Template:Fhgoal	Report	Surjit Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Fritz Seegers (FRG)

22 July 1976
10:00

Template:Fh-rt	3–0	Canada
Ajit Template:Fhgoal Philips Template:Fhgoal	Report

Umpires:
Jaime Salvatella (ESP)
Mohamed Abdel Gomaa (EGY)

24 July 1976
10:00

Template:Fh-rt	3–0	Malaysia
Ashok Template:Fhgoal Surjit Template:Fhgoal	Report

Umpires:
Graham Nash (GBR)
Peter Jackson (GBR)

26 July 1976
13:00

Template:Fh-rt	1–1 (a.e.t.)	India
Charlesworth Template:Fhgoal	Report	Surjit Template:Fhgoal
Penalties
Bell Template:Fhps Haigh Template:Fhps Walsh Template:Fhps Smith Template:Fhps Charlesworth Template:Fhps	5–4	Template:Fhps Surjit Template:Fhps Ajit Pal Template:Fhps Ashok Template:Fhps Ajit Template:Fhps Philips

Umpires:
Louis-Michel Gillet (FRA)
Peter Paul Lathouwers (NED)

Fifth to eighth place classification[edit | edit source]

29 July 1976
17:00

Template:Fh-rt	2–3	West Germany
Mohinder Template:Fhgoal Ajit Pal Template:Fhgoal	Report	Strödter Template:Fhgoal Dröse Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Richard Jewell (AUS)
Graham Nash (GBR)

Seventh place game[edit | edit source]

30 July 1976
10:00

Template:Fh-rt	2–0	Malaysia
Aslam Sher Template:Fhgoal	Report

Umpires:
Peter Paul Lathouwers (NED)
Bob Davidzon (NED)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ 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.

Official Olympic Reports

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[table_hth_AUS0.17436573895363-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Australia and India finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool. The match was contested on 26 July 1976 and Australia won 5–4 after a penalty shoot-out.

[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.

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