India at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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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.


Competitors


Medalists


Gold

* Charanjit Singh (hockey player), Charanjit Singh (captain), Shankar Lakshman, Rajendran Christie, Prithipal Singh, Dharam Singh (field hockey, born 1937), Dharam Singh, Gurbux Singh, Mohinder Lal, Jagjit Singh (field hockey), Jagjit Singh, Joginder Singh (field hockey), Joginder "Gindi" Singh, Haripal Kaushik, Harbinder Singh, Bandu Patil, Victor John Peter, Udham Singh (field hockey), Udham Singh, Darshan Singh (field hockey), Darshan Singh and Syed Ali (field hockey, born 1942), Syed Mushtaq Ali — Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics, Field hockey, Men's Team Competition.India Hockey at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games
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Athletics

Men's 110 metres hurdles * Gurbachan Singh Randhawa :* Final — 14.09s (5th place) Men's 200 metres * Kenneth Powell (sprinter), 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 (athlete), 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 (sprinter), Makhan Singh, Kenneth Powell (sprinter), Kenneth Powell, and Rajasekaran Pichaya :* Round 1 – 40.6 :* Semifinal – 40.5 (did not advance)


Cycling

Five cyclists represented India in 1964. ;Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial, Team time trial * Amar Singh Billing, Chetan Singh Hari, Dalbir Singh Gill, and Amar Singh Sokhi ;Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint, Sprint * Suchha Singh * Amar Singh Billing ;Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial, 1000m time trial * Dalbir Singh Gill ;Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit, Individual pursuit * Amar Singh Sokhi ;Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, Team pursuit * Amar Singh Billing, Chetan Singh Hari, Dalbir Singh Gill, and Amar Singh Sokhi


Diving


Gymnastics


Hockey


Group B

* India tied Spain 1-1 * India tied United Team of Germany 1-1 * India def. Netherlands 2-1 * India def. Malaysia 3-1 * India def. Belgium 2-0 * India def. Canada 3-0 * India def. Hong Kong 6-0 * Spain tied United Team of Germany 1-1 * Spain tied Netherlands 1-1 * Spain def. Malaysia 3-0 * Spain def. Belgium 3-0 * Spain def. Canada 3-0 * Spain def. Hong Kong 4-0 * United Team of Germany def. Netherlands 1-0 * United Team of Germany tied Malaysia 0-0 * United Team of Germany tied Belgium 0-0 * United Team of Germany def. Canada 5-1 * United Team of Germany tied Hong Kong 1-1 * Netherlands def. Malaysia 2-0 * Netherlands def. Belgium 4-0 * Netherlands def. Canada 5-0 * Netherlands def. Hong Kong 7-0 * Malaysia tied Belgium 3-3 * Malaysia def. Canada 3-1 * Malaysia def. Hong Kong 4-1 * Belgium def. Canada 5-1 * Belgium def. Hong Kong 2-0 * Canada def. Hong Kong 2-1


Semifinals

The top two teams in each of the groups played in the 1st-4th semifinals, with the winner of each group playing the second-place team in the other group. The third and fourth team in each group played in the consolation semifinals


Finals

The winners of the semifinals played for the gold and silver medals, while the losers played for the bronze medal and 4th place. The winners of the consolation semifinals played for 5th and 6th places.


Shooting

Two shooters represented India in 1964. ;Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's trap, Trap *Karni Singh :* Qualification Round — 186 (26th place) *Devi Singh (sport shooter), Devi Singh :* Qualification Round — 168 (49th place)


Weightlifting


Wrestling

;Men's Freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:India At The 1964 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics India at the Summer Olympics by year, 1964 1964 in Indian sport