India at the 1960 Summer Olympics

India at the Olympic Games
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
Competitors
Medals Rank: 32	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 1
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India competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. This was the first time since 1928 that the Men's team failed to achieve a gold medal in field hockey. They lost 1-0 to Pakistan to secure the second position.

Medalists

Silver

• Joseph Antic, Leslie Claudius, Jaman Lal Sharma, Mohinder Lal, Shankar Lakshman, John Peter, Govind Sawant, Raghbir Singh Bhola, Udham Singh Kullar, Charanjit Singh, Jaswant Singh, Joginder Singh, and Prithipal Singh — Field hockey, Men's Team Competition.

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Defeated Denmark (10-0)
• Defeated Netherlands (4-1)
• Defeated New Zealand (3-0)

• Quarter Finals

• Defeated Australia (1-0)

• Semi Finals

• Defeated Great Britain (1-0)

• Final

• Lost to Pakistan (1-0) → Silver Medal

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database