India at the 1978 Asian Games
| India at the 1978 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Bangkok | |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
India competed at the 1978 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand. India ranked 6th with 11 gold medals.[1][2]
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Hockey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
Football
Head coach: 
Arun Ghosh[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Bhaskar Ganguly | East Bengal
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| GK | Bhaskar Maity | Bengal
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| GK | Surjit Singh | |||||
| DF | Gurdev Singh Gill (c) | 20 April 1950 (aged 24) | East Bengal
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| DF | Chinmoy Chatterjee | East Bengal
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| DF | Shyamal Banerjee | Bengal
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| DF | Compton Dutta | Bengal
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| DF | Subrata Bhattacharya | 3 March 1953 (aged 21) | Mohun Bagan
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| DF | Nicholas Pereira | |||||
| DF | D. Sekaran | |||||
| DF | Gurcharan Singh Parmar | |||||
| MF | Prasun Banerjee | 6 April 1955 (aged 19) | East Bengal
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| MF | Pushparaj Kumar | Karnataka
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| MF | A. Devraj Doraiswamy | Karnataka
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| MF | M.M. Jacob | |||||
| MF | Thomas Fernandes | |||||
| FW | Xavier Pius | |||||
| FW | Francis D'Souza | |||||
| FW | Mohammed Akbar | |||||
| FW | Harjinder Singh | JCT Mills
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| FW | Surajit Sengupta | 30 August 1951 (aged 23) | East Bengal
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| FW | Bidesh Ranjan Bose | 15 November 1953 (aged 21) | Bengal
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Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| India
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 |
 Bangladesh
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 0–3 | India |
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Semifinals
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 North Korea
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
 Iraq
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
 Kuwait
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| India
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| India | 1–3 | North Korea |
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Field hockey
Team
Surinder Singh Sodhi
Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 6 |
| Malaysia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 |
 Sri Lanka
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
 Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
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Semifinals
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Gold medal match
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References
- ^ "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1978 Bangkok". Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Will India be able to maintain its 1978 Asiad momentum till 1982 Games in Delhi?". Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ Ghoshal, Amoy. "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1978 Bangkok". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
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