India at the 1964 Summer Olympics

India at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.ind.in
in Tokyo
Competitors53 (52 men, 1 woman) in 8 sports
Flag bearer Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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

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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

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Gold

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Athletics

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Men's 110 metres hurdles

  • Final — 14.09s (5th place)

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat — 21.19s

Men's marathon

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

Men's marathon

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

Men's Triple Jump

  • Qualification Round — 14:95 (26th place)

Men's long jump

  • Qualification Round — 6.76 (28th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

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

Cycling

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Five cyclists represented India in 1964.

Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

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Gymnastics

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Field hockey

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Pool B

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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
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 field hockey ball 61'
Kaushik field hockey ball 67'
Report
Umpires:
T.C. Bedelis (AUS)
James McDowell (AUS)

12 October 1964
10:00
United Team of Germany  1–1  India
Freiberger field hockey ball 21' Report Prithipal field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Henry Douglas Kelly (NZL)
Jan Nieulant Pelkman (GBR)

14 October 1964
11:40
India  1–1  Spain
Mohinder field hockey ball 55' Report Dualde field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Hideo Ichikawa (JPN)
Takashi Matsunawa (JPN)

15 October 1964
14:15
Hong Kong  0–6  India
Report Pritiphal field hockey ball 20'42'
Darshan field hockey ball 39'50'
Harbinder field hockey ball 40'46'
Umpires:
Kendrick Eaves (GBR)
T.C. Bedelis (AUS)

17 October 1964
10:00
India  3–1  Malaysia
Prithipal field hockey ball 13'53'
Harbinder field hockey ball 61'
Report Van Huizen field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Baynard Handley (GBR)
Jan Nieulant Pelkman (GBR)

18 October 1964
10:00
Canada  0–3  India
Report Harbinder field hockey ball 12'66'
Prithipal field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Lyle Thomson (GBR)
Jan Nieulant Pelman (GBR)

19 October 1964
14:15
India  2–1  Netherlands
Prithipal field hockey ball 10'
Peter field hockey ball 58'
Report Fiolet field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Baynard Handley (GBR)
Kendrick Eaves (GBR)

Semifinals

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21 October 1964
13:55
India  3–1  Australia
Prithipal field hockey ball 22'25'
Mohinder field hockey ball 23'
Report Nilan field hockey ball 11'
Umpires:
A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED)
Walter Schinner (GER)

Gold-medal match

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23 October 1964
14:20
Pakistan  0–1  India
Report Mohinder field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Walter Schinner (GER)
A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED)

Shooting

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Two shooters represented India in 1964.

Trap
  • Qualification Round — 186 (26th place)
  • Qualification Round — 168 (49th place)

Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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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 Singh −52 kg  Paul Neff (EUA)
W Pt
 Ernest P. 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
 Bazaryn Sükhbaatar (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
 Enyu Valchev (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 5
Result
Round 6
Result
Rank
Malwa Singh −52 kg  Angel Stoyanov Kerezov (BUL)
Draw
did not advance -
Bishambar Singh −57 kg  Moises Lopez Ruiz (MEX)
W Pt
 Vladlen Trostyansky (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

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  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
  3. ^ Regulations