India at the 1964 Summer Olympics

India at the
1964 Summer Olympics
India at the; 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IND
NOC	Indian Olympic Association
Website	olympic.ind.in
in Tokyo
Competitors	53 (52 men, 1 woman) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
Medals; Ranked 24th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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India competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 53 competitors, 52 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 8 sports. They were able to win a single medal, the gold, in field hockey.^[1]

Competitors


Sports	Men	Women	Total	Events
Athletics	12	1	13	10
Cycling	5	0	5	5
Diving	2	0	2	2
Field hockey	15	0	15	1
Gymnastics	6	0	6	8
Shooting	2	0	2	1
Weightlifting	2	0	2	2
Wrestling	8	0	8	13
Total	52	1	53	42

Medalists

Gold

Charanjit Singh (captain), Shankar Lakshman, Rajendran Christie, Prithipal Singh, Dharam Singh, Gurbux Singh, Mohinder Lal, Jagjit Singh, Joginder "Gindi" Singh, Haripal Kaushik, Harbinder Singh, Bandu Patil, Victor John Peter, Udham Singh, Darshan Singh and Syed Mushtaq Ali — Field hockey, Men's Team Competition.^[2]

Athletics

Men's 110 metres hurdles

Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

Final — 14.09s (5th place)

Men's 200 metres

Kenneth Powell

Heat — 21.19s

Men's marathon

Balkrishan Akotkar

Qualification Round — 2:29:27 (33rd place)

Men's marathon

Harbans Lal

Qualification Round — 2:37:05 (43rd place)

Men's Triple Jump

Labh Singh

Qualification Round — 14:95 (26th place)

Men's long jump

S. Bondada Venkata

Qualification Round — 6.76 (28th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

Anthony Francis Coutinho, Makhan Singh, Kenneth Powell, and Rajasekaran Pichaya

Round 1 – 40.6
Semifinal – 40.5 (did not advance)

Cycling

Five cyclists represented India in 1964.

Team time trial

Amar Singh Billing, Chetan Singh Hari, Dalbir Singh Gill, and Amar Singh Sokhi

Sprint

1000m time trial

Dalbir Singh Gill

Individual pursuit

Amar Singh Sokhi

Team pursuit

Amar Singh Billing, Chetan Singh Hari, Dalbir Singh Gill, and Amar Singh Sokhi

Diving

Gymnastics

Field hockey

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	7	5	2	0	18	4	+14	12	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Spain	7	4	3	0	16	3	+13	11	Advanced to Semi-finals
3	Netherlands	7	4	1	2	20	4	+16	9
4	United Team of Germany	7	2	5	0	9	4	+5	9
5	Malaysia	7	2	2	3	11	13	−2	6
6	Belgium	7	2	2	3	10	13	−3	6
7	Canada	7	1	0	6	5	25	−20	2
8	Hong Kong	7	0	1	6	3	26	−23	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.^[3]

11 October 1964
14:15

India	2–0	Belgium
Prithipal 61' Kaushik 67'	Report

Umpires:
T.C. Bedelis (AUS)
James McDowell (AUS)

12 October 1964
10:00

United Team of Germany	1–1	India
Freiberger 21'	Report	Prithipal 54'

Umpires:
Henry Douglas Kelly (NZL)
Jan Nieulant Pelkman (GBR)

14 October 1964
11:40

India	1–1	Spain
Mohinder 55'	Report	Dualde 37'

Umpires:
Hideo Ichikawa (JPN)
Takashi Matsunawa (JPN)

15 October 1964
14:15

Hong Kong	0–6	India
	Report	Pritiphal 20', 42' Darshan 39', 50' Harbinder 40', 46'

Umpires:
Kendrick Eaves (GBR)
T.C. Bedelis (AUS)

17 October 1964
10:00

India	3–1	Malaysia
Prithipal 13', 53' Harbinder 61'	Report	Van Huizen 68'

Umpires:
Baynard Handley (GBR)
Jan Nieulant Pelkman (GBR)

18 October 1964
10:00

Canada	0–3	India
	Report	Harbinder 12', 66' Prithipal 50'

Umpires:
Lyle Thomson (GBR)
Jan Nieulant Pelman (GBR)

19 October 1964
14:15

India	2–1	Netherlands
Prithipal 10' Peter 58'	Report	Fiolet 44'

Umpires:
Baynard Handley (GBR)
Kendrick Eaves (GBR)

Semifinals

21 October 1964
13:55

India	3–1	Australia
Prithipal 22', 25' Mohinder 23'	Report	Nilan 11'

Umpires:
A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED)
Walter Schinner (GER)

Gold-medal match

23 October 1964
14:20

Pakistan	0–1	India
	Report	Mohinder 40'

Umpires:
Walter Schinner (GER)
A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED)

Shooting

Two shooters represented India in 1964.

Trap

Karni Singh

Qualification Round — 186 (26th place)

Devi Singh

Qualification Round — 168 (49th place)

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	Rank
Malwa	−52 kg	Paul Neff (EUA) W ^Pt	Ernest P. B. Fernando (CEY) W ^Pt	Elliott Gray Simons (USA) L ^Pt	Ali Aliev (URS) L ^VT	did not advance		-
Bishambar Singh	−57 kg	Rubén Leibovich (ARG) W ^VT	Sukhbaatar Bazar (MGL) W ^Pt	Moises Lopez Ruiz (MEX) W ^Pt	David Camillo Auble (USA) L ^Pt	Hüseyin Akbaş (TUR) L ^Pt	did not advance	6
Bandu Patil	−63 kg	Tauno Antero Jaskari (FIN) Draw	Bobby E. Douglas (USA) L ^VT	did not advance				-
Udey Chand	−70 kg	Arto Savolainen (FIN) W ^Pt	Enio Valtchev Dimov (BUL) L ^VT	Zarbeg Beriashvili (URS) L ^Pt	did not advance			-
Madho Singh	−78 kg	Julio Ricardo Graffigna (ARG) W ^Pt	İsmail Ogan (TUR) L ^Pt	Leonard John Allen (GBR) W ^Pt	Guliko Sagaradze (URS) L ^Pt	did not advance		-
Jit Singh	−87 kg	Rudolf Kobelt (SUI) W ^VT	Prodan Stoyanov Gardjev (BUL) L ^VT	did not advance				-
Maruti Mane	−97 kg	Peter Jutzeler (SUI) L ^Pt	Heinz Kiehl (EUA) W ^Pt	Imre Vígh (HUN) L ^Pt	did not advance			-
Ganpat Andalkar	+97 kg	Denis Mcnamara (GBR) W ^Pt	Ştefan Stingu (ROU) L ^VT	Bohumil Kubát (TCH) L ^VT	did not advance		—	-

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 6 Result	Rank
Malwa	−52 kg	Angel Stoyanov Kerezov (BUL) Draw	did not advance			—	-
Bishambar Singh	−57 kg	Moises Lopez Ruiz (MEX) W ^Pt	Vladlen Trostiansky (URS) L ^Pt	Unver Basergil (TUR) L ^Pt	did not advance	—	-
Bandu Patil	−63 kg	Joseph Mewis (BEL) L ^VT	Kazimierz Macioch (POL) L ^Pt	did not advance			-
Ganpat Andalkar	−87 kg	Richard Wayne Baughman (USA) L ^Pt	did not advance				-
Maruti Mane	−97 kg	Ferenc Kiss (HUN) L ^VT	did not advance			—	-

References

^ "India at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^ India Hockey at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games Archived 19 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Reference
^ Regulations

[sports-reference-1] "India at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[2] India Hockey at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games Archived 19 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Reference

[Regulations-3] Regulations

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