India at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| India at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 64 (60 men, 4 women) in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Balbir Singh Sr. |
| Medals Ranked 26th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
India competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 42 events in 11 sports.[1] This marked the first time India had competed as an independent republic.
Medalists
Gold
- Kunwar Digvijai Singh - Captain, Leslie Claudius, Keshav Dutt, Chinadorai Deshmutu, Randhir Singh Gentle, Grahanandan Singh, Ranganandhan Francis, Jaswant Rai, Balbir Singh Sr., Dharam Singh, Govind Perumal, Raghbir Lal, Udham Singh, and Muniswamy Rajgopal — Field hockey, Men's Team Competition.
Bronze
- Khashaba Jadhav — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
Athletics
First Female Contingent
Athletics Mary Dsouza
Boxing
Men's Flyweight:
- First Round – Defeated Nguyen Van Cua of Vietnam (DNS)
- Second Round – Lost to Han Soo-An of Korea (0 - 3)
Men's Featherweight:
- First Round – "Defeated" Edson Brown of the United States (0 - 3)
Men's Welterweight:
- Second Round – Defeated Jacob Butula of Canada (TKO 3R)
- Third Round – Lost to Viktor Jörgensen of Denmark (0 - 3)
Men's Light Heavyweight:
- First Round – Lost to Karl Kistner of Germany (KO)
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Raj Kumar Mehra — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Netai Bysack — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Pradip Bode — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Suprovat Chakravarty — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Final — 1:26.0 (→ 27th and last place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Netai Bysack — 24th place
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Shooting
Two shooters represented India in 1952.
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- Pt - Decision by Points.
- Pd - Decision by Points but Judges disagree.
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Round 6 Result |
Round 7 Result |
Round 8 Result |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niranjan Das | −52 kg |  Mahmoud Mollaghasemi (IRN)L VT |
 H. Weber (GER)L VT |
Did not Advance | − | |||||
| Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | −57 kg |  A. Poliquin (CAN)W VT |
 P. L. Basurto (MEX)W VT |
F. Schmitz (GER) W Pt |
— |  Rashid Mammadbeyov (URS)L Pt |
 Shohachi Ishii (JPN)L Pt |
Did not Advance | 
| |
| Keshav Mangave | −62 kg | — |  I. Lugo (VEN)Walk Over |
Nasser Givehchi (IRN) L Pt |
A. Bernard (CAN) W VT |
 Josiah Henson (USA)L Pt |
Did not Advance | 4 | ||
| S. Jadav | −87 kg |  J. Theron (RSA)L Pt |
A. Englas (URS) L VT |
Did not Advance | − | |||||
References
- ^ "India at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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