India at the 1952 Summer Olympics
India at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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Flag bearer Balbir Singh Sr. | | |
Medals Ranked 26th |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
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.
Medalists
Gold
- Ranganandhan Francis, Jaswant Singh Rajput, Balbir Singh Sr., Dharam Singh, Govind Perumal, Raghbir Lal, Udham Singh, and Muniswamy Rajgopal — Field hockey, Men's Team Competition.
Bronze
- Khashaba Jadhav — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
Athletics
First Female Contingent
Athletics
Boxing
Men'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:
- Benoy Kumar Bose
- 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:
- Oscar Alfred Ward
- First Round – Lost to Karl Kistner of Germany (KO)
Cycling
Road Competition
Men'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
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Final — 1:26.0 (→ 27th and last place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Netai Bysack— 24th place
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Shooting
Two shooters represented India in 1952.
- 50 m rifle, prone
Swimming
- Dolly Nazir
- Aarti Saha
Water polo
Birendra Basak • David Sopher • Kedar Shah •
Khamlillal Shah
• Bijoy Barman • Jehangir Naegamwalla • Ran Chandnani (source: olympedia.org)
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 |
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
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−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
- ^ "India at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2015.