India at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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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	Women	Total	Events
Athletics	4	0	4	4
Boxing	2	0	2	2
Field hockey	16	0	16	1
Shooting	3	0	3	2
Weightlifting	1	0	1	1
Total	26	0	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	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	0	11	3	+8	10	Semi-finals
2	Australia	5	3	0	2	14	6	+8	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Semi-finals
3	India	5	3	0	2	12	9	+3	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Malaysia	5	2	0	3	3	7	−4	4
5	Canada (H)	5	1	0	4	4	11	−7	2
6	Argentina	5	1	0	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

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

19 July 1976
15:00

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

21 July 1976
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Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Fritz Seegers (FRG)

22 July 1976
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Umpires:
Jaime Salvatella (ESP)
Mohamed Abdel Gomaa (EGY)

24 July 1976
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Umpires:
Graham Nash (GBR)
Peter Jackson (GBR)

26 July 1976
13:00

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

Fifth to eighth place classification[edit | edit source]

29 July 1976
17:00

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

Seventh place game[edit | edit source]

30 July 1976
10:00

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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.

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