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 second time India had competed as an independent republic.
India at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | IND |
NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
Website | olympic |
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) | |
Medalists
editGold
edit- Kunwar Digvijai Singh (c), Leslie Claudius, Keshav Dutt, Chinadorai Deshmutu, Randhir Singh Gentle, Grahanandan Singh, Ranganandhan Francis, Jaswant Singh Rajput, Balbir Singh Sr., Dharam Singh, Govind Perumal, Raghbir Lal, Udham Singh, Chaman Singh Gurung and Muniswamy Rajgopal — Field hockey, Men's Team Competition.
Bronze
edit- Khashaba Jadhav — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
Athletics
editFirst Female Contingent
Athletics
Boxing
editMen'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
editRoad Competition
editMen's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Raj Kumar Mehra — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Netai Bysack — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Prodip Bose — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Suprovat Chakravarty — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Competition
editMen's 1.000m Time Trial
- Final — 1:26.0 (→ 27th and last place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Netai Bysack — 24th place
Field hockey
editFootball
editGymnastics
editShooting
editTwo shooters represented India in 1952.
Swimming
editWater polo
editBirendra Basak • David Sopher • Kedar Shah • Isaac Mansoor • Sambhu Saha • Sachin Nag • Khamlillal Shah • Bijoy Barman • Jehangir Naegamwalla • Ran Chandnani (source: olympedia.org)
Weightlifting
editWrestling
editKey:
- 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 |
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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) WalkOver |
Nasser Givehchi (IRN) L Pt |
A. Bernard (CAN) W VT |
Josiah Henson (USA) L Pt |
Did not Advance | 4 | ||
Shrirang Jadhav | −87 kg | J. Theron (RSA) L Pt |
A. Englas (URS) L VT |
Did not Advance | − |
References
edit- ^ "India at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2015.