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India At The 1960 Summer Olympics
India competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 45 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 6 sports. India won its only medal in men's Field Hockey. Milkha Singh misses bronze medal by finishing 4th in Men's 400m in athletics. Medalists Competitors Athletics 8 Athletes represents India in 1960 Summer Olympics. Milkha Singh finished second in all of the 400m rounds prior to the final, improving his time on each occasion. In the final he finished fourth with a time of 45.6, this being a decision that required a photo-finish. His finishing position was not bettered by an Indian track athlete until the 1984 Olympics. ;Men ;Track and Road Events Field Events Football Group D ---- ---- ---- Field hockey India played a few practice matches leading into the group stage games. They defeated Great Britain 8–0 on 22 August and Australia 5–2 three days later. This was the first time since 1928 that the Men's team failed to achieve a gold medal in fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Olympic Association
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or Indian Olympic Committee (IOC) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at these events. It plays with the name of Team India. It also acts as the Indian Commonwealth Games Association, responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Commonwealth Games. Early history Background and early years: The background behind the creation of the Indian Olympic Association was related to India at the Olympics, India's participation in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. After the 1920 Games, the committee sending the team to these games met, and, on the advice of Sir Dorab Tata, invited Dr. Noehren (Physical Education Director of YMCA India) to be secretary, along with AS Bhagwat, of the provisional Indian Olympic Committee; Dorab Tata would serve as its president. Subsequently, in 1923–24, a provisional All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joginder Singh (field Hockey)
Joginder Singh (3 August 1939 – 6 November 2002), nicknamed "Gindi", , Sports Reference was an Indian player. Playing in the right-wing position, he won the silver medal with his team at the in and the in Jakarta, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagmal Singh (athlete)
Jagmal Singh (born 20 March 1923) is an Indian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1923 births Possibly living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Indian male long-distance runners Indian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for India Athletes from Haryana {{India-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Marathon
The men's marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, was held on Saturday September 10, 1960. There were 69 participants from 35 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. Abebe Bikila, who ran the race barefoot, finished in world record time and became the first sub-Saharan African to win an Olympic gold medal. All three of the medalists came from nations which had never before won an Olympic marathon medal. Background This was the 14th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1956 marathon included gold medalist Alain Mimoun of France, silver medalist Franjo Mihalić of Yugoslavia, fourth-place finisher Lee Chang-hoon of South Korea, eighth-place finisher Evert Nyberg of Sweden, and tenth-place finisher Eino Oksanen of Finland. Sergei Popov of the Soviet Union, the world record holder and one of only two men (along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lal Chand (athlete)
Lal Chand (born 19 July 1928) is an Indian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1928 births Possibly living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Indian male long-distance runners Indian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for India Athletes from Gujarat {{India-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 Metres Hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdling event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 3 and September 5. Thirty-six athletes from 21 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Lee Calhoun of the United States, the first man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the 110 metres hurdles. It was the sixth of nine consecutive American victories, and the 12th overall gold medal for the United States in the 110 metres hurdles. It was also the fourth of four consecutive American podium sweeps, and the eighth overall sweep by the United States in the event. Background This was the 14th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Three finalists from 1956 returned: gold medalist Lee Calhoun of the United States, fourth-place finisher Martin Lauer of the United Team of Germany, and fifth-place finisher Stanko Lorger of Yugoslavia. Calh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagmohan Singh (athlete)
Jagmohan Singh (1 April 1932 – 17 November 2020) was an Indian hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... Singh died on 17 November 2020 at the age of 88. References External links * 1932 births 2020 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Indian male hurdlers People from Ludhiana district Athletes from Punjab, India Olympic athletes for India 20th-century Indian people {{India-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 Metres
The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The competition was held between September 3 and September 6, 1960. 59 competitors from 44 nations entered, but 54 competitors from 41 nations participated. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Otis Davis of the United States, the second consecutive and ninth overall title in the event for an American. Carl Kaufmann's silver was the second straight silver for a German in the event, while Malcolm Spence's bronze was the first medal for South Africa in the 400 metres since 1920. Summary This race was settled via photo finish using one of the first experimental attempts at fully automatic timing. Carl Kaufmann made a diving lunge at the finish line, his head crossing the line first. But it is the torso that counts and Otis Davis, running upright had his body ahead of Kaufmann. After a suspenseful pause, Davis was ruled the winner. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 1960 Summer Olympics
At the 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. Medal table Medal summary Greco-Roman Freestyle Participating nations A total of 324 wrestlers from 46 nations competed at the Rome Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * See also *List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling * List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling References External linksOfficial Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1960 Summer Olympics 1960 Summer Olympics events 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 1960 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. Medal summary Medal table References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 1960 Summer Olympics 1960 Summer Olympics events 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Jan ... 1960 in weightlifting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 1960 Summer Olympics
Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome comprised six events, all for men only. They were held between 3 and 10 September 1960. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 313 shooters from 59 nations competed at the Rome Games: Medal table References External linksOfficial Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Shooting At The 1960 Summer Olympics 1960 Summer Olympics events 1960 Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ... Shooting competitions in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1960 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics was held from 26 August to 10 September in 1960 throughout Italy. The tournament featured 16 men's national teams from four continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the first-ranked teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals, and culminating with the gold medal match in Rome on 10 September 1960. Competition schedule The match schedule of the tournament. Venues Medalists Qualification Squads First round Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals (Yugoslavia declared winners by lot) ---- Bronze Medal match Gold Medal match Semi-final bracket Goal scorers With seven goals, Milan Galić of Yugoslavia is the top scorer in the tournament. In total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
