India_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
India at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
India competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 79 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 10 sports.[1] It was the first time that India competed as an independent nation at the Olympic Games.
Quick Facts India at the 1948 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| India at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 79 (all men) in 10 sports |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Close
More information Medals by sport, Total ...
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |
 |
 |
Total |
| Field hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Close
More information Medal, Name ...
Close
Note: All times mentioned on this page are in British Summer Time (BST). Indian Standard Time (IST) = BST + 4:30hrs.
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Boxing | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Cycling | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Field Hockey | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Water polo | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Close
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eric Prabhakar | Men's 100 metres | 11.0 | 2 | 11.26 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Close
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jim Vickers | Men's 110 metres hurdles | 14.7 | 1 | 15.09 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Close
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sadhu Singh | Men's 10 kilometres walk | -- | -- | Did not advance | |
Close
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Sadhu Singh | Men's 50 kilometres walk | -- | DNF |
Close
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Chhota Singh | Men's marathon | -- | DNF |
Close
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Gurnam Singh | Men's high jump | 1.87 | NP | 1.80 | 18 |
Close
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Baldev Singh | Men's long jump | 7.000 | 11 | Did not advance | |
Close
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Henry Rebello | Men's triple jump | 14.650 | 5 | - | NM |
Close
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Nat Singh Somnath | Men's hammer throw | 41.36 | 23 | Did not advance | |
Close
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||||
| Rabin Bhatta | Flyweight | Bye |  Frankie Sodano (USA) L KO1 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Babu Lall | Bantamweight |  Allan Monteiro (PAK) W RSC1 |
 Juan Venegas (PUR) L PTS |
Did not advance | |||||
| Benoy Bose | Featherweight |  Francisco Núñez (ARG) L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Gene Raymond | Lightweight |  Svend Wad (DEN) L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Robert Cranston | Welterweight |  Aurelio Díaz (ESP) L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||||
| John Nuttall | Middleweight | Bye |  Ivano Fontana (ITA)L PTS |
Did not advance | |||||
| Mac Joachim | Light heavyweight |  Franciszek Szymura (POL) L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||||
Close
Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Ten cyclists represented India in 1948
Also represented India: Netai Chand Bysack
Sohrab Bhoot and Nariman Saugar were administrators for the cycling team.
Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The Indian field hockey team defeated the British team to win the country's first gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. It was the country's first Olympic gold medal since India became independent.
- Squad
Leslie Claudius
Keshav Dutt
Walter D'Souza
Lawrie Fernandes
Ranganathan Francis
Gerry Glackan
Akhtar Hussain
Patrick Jansen
Amir Kumar
Kishan Lal (c)
Leo Pinto
Jaswant Singh Rajput
Latif-ur-Rehman
Reginald Rodrigues
Balbir Singh Sr.
Randhir Singh Gentle
Grahanandan Singh
K. D. Singh (vc)
Trilochan Singh
Maxie Vaz
- Group A matches
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |  |
 |
 |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  India (IND) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6 | X | 9:1 | 8:0 | 2:0 | |
| 2. | Argentina (ARG) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1:9 | X | 1:1 | 3:2 | |
| 3. |  Austria (AUT) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0:8 | 1:1 | X | 1:1 | |
| 4. | Spain (ESP) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0:2 | 2:3 | 1:1 | X |
Close
- Semi-finals
| India (IND) | 2 – 1 |  Netherlands (NED) |
- Final
| India (IND) | 4 – 0 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Squad
Head coach: Balaidas Chatterjee
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Date of Birth | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Talimeran Ao | Jan 28, 1918 | 30 | ? | Mohun Bagan A.C. | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| MF | A. Sattar Basheer | 1924 | ? | Mysore | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| FW | Robi Das | ? | Bhawanipore Club | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ||
| FW | Ahmed Mohamed Khan | Dec 24, 1926 | 21 | ? | Mysore | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| DF | Saliendra Manna | Sep 1, 1924 | 23 | ? | Mohun Bagan A.C. | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| FW | Sahu Mewalal | Jul 1, 1926 | 22 | ? | Eastern Railway S.C. | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| DF | Taj Mohammed | 1924 | ? | East Bengal | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| MF | Mahabir Prasad | 1918 | ? | East Bengal | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| FW | Balaram Parab Ramchandra | 1925 | ? | Bombay F.C. | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| FW | Sarangapani Raman | 1920 | ? | Mysore | 1 | 1 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| GK | Kenchappa V. Varada Raj | 1923 | ? | Mysore | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
| - Stand-by players - | |||||||||||
| FW | K. P. Dhanraj | ? | Mysore | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| MF | S. M. Kaiser | ? | East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| MF | Anil Nandy | ? | Eastern Railway S.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| FW | Santosh Nandy | 1932 | ? | Eastern Railway S.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| DF | T. M. Varghese "Papen" | ? | Bombay F.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| GK | Sanjeeva Uchil | ? | ICL-Bengal Club, Bombay | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| MF | B. N. Vajravelu | ? | Mysore | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Close
- First round
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sachin Nag | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:03.8 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| Isaac Mansoor | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:06.4 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
| Dilip Mitra | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:06.9 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
| Bimal Chandra | Men's 400 metre freestyle | 5:38.6 | ? | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle | 22:52.9 | ? | Did not advance | ||||
| Khamlillal Shah | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 1:19.9 | ? | Did not advance | |||
| Prahtip Mitra | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 1:24.5 | ? | Did not advance | |||
| Prafulla Mullick | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 3:14.9 | ? | Did not advance | |||
Close
Main article: Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Indian water polo team ranked 9th in tournament.
Men's Team Competition
- Squad
Gora Seal
Samarendra Chatterjee
Ajoy Chatterjee
Suhas Chatterjee
Dwarkadas Mukharji
Durga Das
Jamini Dass
Sachin Nag
Isaac Mansoor
Jahan Ahir
- Round One
- Group C matches
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |  |
|
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands (NED) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | X | 12:1 | 14:0 | |
| 2. | India (IND) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1:12 | X | 7:4 | |
| 3. |  Chile (CHI) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0:14 | 4:7 | X |
Close
- Round Two
- Group H
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands (NED) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | X | 5:2 | 12:1 | |
| 2. | Spain (ESP) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2:5 | X | 11:1 | |
| 3. | India (IND) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1:12 | 1:11 | X |
Close
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- Pt - Decision by Points.
- Pd - Decision by Points but Judges disagree.
- Men's freestyle
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. D. Jadhav | −52 kg |  B. Harris (AUS)W Pt |
B. Jernigan (USA) W Pt |
 M. Raissi (IRN)L VT |
— | 6 | |
| Nirmal Bose | −57 kg | G. Leeman (USA) L VT |
— | − | |||
| S. Suryavanshi | −62 kg | A. Parsons (GBR) L Pd |
 A. Muller (SUI)L VT |
— | − | ||
| Banta Singh | −67 kg |  M. Hassan (EGY)L Pt |
 C. Atik (TUR)L VT |
— | − | ||
| A. Bhargava | −73 kg | Yaşar Doğu (TUR) L VT |
 E. Estrada Ojeda (MEX)W Pd |
Dick Garrard (AUS) L VT |
— | − | |
| K. Roy | −79 kg |  M. Vachon (CAN)L VT |
R. Arthur (AUS) L VT |
— | − | ||
Close
- Gold (2018 film), about India's national hockey team at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- "India at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.