India at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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India competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 79 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 10 sports.[1] It was the first time that India competed as an independent nation at the Olympic Games. The 79 competitor Indian contingent won the country's first and only medal of the Olympics in field hockey.
| India at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 79 (all men) in 10 sports |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Pakistan (1948–pres.) Bangladesh (1984–pres.) | |
Medalists
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |
 |
 |
Total |
| Field hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Competitors
Note: All times mentioned on this page are in British Summer Time (BST). Indian Standard Time (IST) = BST + 4:30hrs.
| Sport | Men | Women | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Boxing | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Cycling | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Field Hockey | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Water polo | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Athletics
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eric Prabhakar | Men's 100 metres | 11.0 | 2 | 11.26 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jim Vickers | Men's 110 metres hurdles | 14.7 | 1 | 15.09 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sadhu Singh | Men's 10 kilometres walk | -- | -- | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Sadhu Singh | Men's 50 kilometres walk | -- | DNF |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Chhota Singh | Men's marathon | -- | DNF |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Gurnam Singh | Men's high jump | 1.87 | NP | 1.80 | 18 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Baldev Singh | Men's long jump | 7.000 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Henry Rebello | Men's triple jump | 14.650 | 5 | - | NM |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Nat Singh Somnath | Men's hammer throw | 41.36 | 23 | Did not advance | |
Boxing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||||
| Rabin Bhatta | Flyweight | Bye |  Frankie Sodano (USA) L KO1 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Babu Lall | Bantamweight | Allan Monteiro (PAK) W RSC1 |
 Juan Venegas (PUR) L PTS |
Did not advance | |||||
| Benoy Bose | Featherweight |  Francisco Núñez (ARG) L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Gene Raymond | Lightweight |  Svend Wad (DEN) L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Robert Cranston | Welterweight |  Aurelio Díaz (ESP) L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||||
| John Nuttall | Middleweight | Bye |  Ivano Fontana (ITA)L PTS |
Did not advance | |||||
| Mac Joachim | Light heavyweight |  Franciszek Szymura (POL) L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||||
Cycling
Ten cyclists represented India in 1948
Also represented India: Netai Chand Bysack
Sohrab Bhoot and Nariman Saugar were administrators for the cycling team.
Field hockey
The Indian field hockey team defeated the British team to win the country's first gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. It was the country's first Olympic gold medal since India became independent.
- Squad
Leslie Claudius
Keshav Dutt
Walter D'Souza
Lawrie Fernandes
Ranganathan Francis
Gerry Glackan
Akhtar Hussain
Patrick Jansen
Amir Kumar
Kishan Lal (c)
Leo Pinto
Jaswant Singh Rajput
Latif-ur-Rehman
Reginald Rodrigues
Balbir Singh Sr.
Randhir Singh Gentle
Grahanandan Singh
K. D. Singh (vc)
Trilochan Singh
Maxie Vaz
- Group A matches
- Semi-finals
 India | 2 – 1 |  Netherlands |
- Final
| India | 4 – 0 |  Great Britain |
Football
- Squad
Head coach: Balaidas Chatterjee
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Talimeran Ao | Jan 28, 1918 | 30 | ? | Mohun Bagan A.C. | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| MF | A. Sattar Basheer | 1924 | ? | Mysore | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| FW | Robi Das | ? | Bhawanipore Club | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ||
| FW | Ahmed Mohamed Khan | Dec 24, 1926 | 21 | ? | Mysore | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| DF | Saliendra Manna | Sep 1, 1924 | 23 | ? | Mohun Bagan A.C. | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| FW | Sahu Mewalal | Jul 1, 1926 | 22 | ? | Eastern Railway S.C. | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| DF | Taj Mohammed | 1924 | ? | East Bengal | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| MF | Mahabir Prasad | 1918 | ? | East Bengal | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| FW | Balaram Parab Ramchandra | 1925 | ? | Bombay F.C. | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| FW | Sarangapani Raman | 1920 | ? | Mysore | 1 | 1 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| GK | Kenchappa V. Varada Raj | 1923 | ? | Mysore | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| - Stand-by players - | |||||||||||
| FW | K. P. Dhanraj | ? | Mysore | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| MF | S. M. Kaiser | ? | East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| MF | Anil Nandy | ? | Eastern Railway S.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| FW | Santosh Nandy | 1932 | ? | Eastern Railway S.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| DF | T. M. Varghese "Papen" | ? | Bombay F.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| GK | Sanjeeva Uchil | ? | ICL-Bengal Club, Bombay | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| MF | B. N. Vajravelu | ? | Mysore | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
- First round
Swimming
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sachin Nag | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:03.8 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| Isaac Mansoor | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:06.4 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
| Dilip Mitra | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:06.9 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
| Bimal Chandra | Men's 400 metre freestyle | 5:38.6 | ? | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle | 22:52.9 | ? | Did not advance | ||||
| Khamlillal Shah | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 1:19.9 | ? | Did not advance | |||
| Prahtip Mitra | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 1:24.5 | ? | Did not advance | |||
| Prafulla Mullick | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 3:14.9 | ? | Did not advance | |||
Water polo
Indian water polo team ranked 9th in tournament.
- Squad
Gora Seal
Samarendra Chatterjee
Ajoy Chatterjee
Suhas Chatterjee
Dwarkadas Mukharji
Durga Das
Jamini Dass
Sachin Nag
Isaac Mansoor
Jahan Ahir
- Round One
- Group C matches
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | X | 12:1 | 14:0 | |
| 2. | India |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1:12 | X | 7:4 | |
| 3. | Chile |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0:14 | 4:7 | X |
- Round Two
- Group H
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | X | 5:2 | 12:1 | |
| 2. | Spain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2:5 | X | 11:1 | |
| 3. | India |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1:12 | 1:11 | X |
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 |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. D. Jadhav | −52 kg |  B. Harris (AUS)W Pt |
B. Jernigan (USA) W Pt |
 M. Raeisi (IRN)L VT |
N/a | 6 | |
| Nirmal Bose | −57 kg | G. Leeman (USA) L VT |
N/a | − | |||
| S. Suryavanshi | −62 kg | A. Parsons (GBR) L Pd |
 A. Muller (SUI)L VT |
N/a | − | ||
| Banta Singh | −67 kg |  M. Hassan (EGY)L Pt |
 C. Atik (TUR)L VT |
N/a | − | ||
| A. Bhargava | −73 kg | Yaşar Doğu (TUR) L VT |
 E. Estrada Ojeda (MEX)W Pd |
Dick Garrard (AUS) L VT |
N/a | − | |
| K. Roy | −79 kg |  M. Vachon (CAN)L VT |
R. Arthur (AUS) L VT |
N/a | − | ||
See also
- Gold (2018 film), about India's national hockey team at the 1948 Summer Olympics