India_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics
India at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
India competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Leander Paes' bronze in the men's tennis event was the only medal won by the country. It had been 44 years since an Indian last won an individual medal at the Olympics (K. D. Jadhav earned bronze for freestyle bantamweight wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Helsinki). The medal was also India's first since their men's hockey team won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Subash Razdan, a prominent Indian American community leader in Atlanta was appointed Attache [1] for India by the Indian Olympic Association. He also served as the acting chef-de-mission [2] for the Indian contingent.
Quick Facts India at the 1996 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| India at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 49 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearers | Pargat Singh (opening) Leander Paes (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 71st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Main article: 1996 Summer Olympics medal count
More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Bronze | Leander Paes | Tennis | Men's singles | - Aug 03 |
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More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Athletics | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Boxing | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Field Hockey | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Judo | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Table Tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 40 | 9 | 49 | 31 |
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Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics
In India's third appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by three men. Lalremsanga Chhangte was the only one to win a match.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Finals | ||
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| Score | Seed | Opposition
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| Changte Lalremsaga | Men's Individual | 650 | 32 |  Andrew Lindsay (NZL)
W 169-156 |
 Michele Frangilli (ITA)
L 158-164 |
Did Not Advance | ||||
| Limba Ram | 644 | 44 |  Paul Vermeiren (BEL)
L 140-165 |
Did Not Advance | ||||||
| Skalzang Dorje | 634 | 55 | Matteo Bisiani (ITA)
L 156-167 |
Did Not Advance | ||||||
| Limba Ram | Men's Team | 1928 | 14 | N/A |  United States (USA)
L 235-251 |
Did Not Advance | ||||
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Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Track And Road Events
More information Athletes, Events ...
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Semi Finals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bahadur Prasad | Men's 1500 Meter | 3:46.16 | 8 | Did Not Advance | |||
| Beenamol Mathew | Women's 4 x 400m relay | DSQ | N/A | Did Not Advance | |||
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Field Events
More information Athletes, Events ...
| Athletes | Events | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Shakti Singh | Men's Discus Throw | 56.58m | 30 | Did Not Advance | |
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Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | |
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| Opposition
Result |
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Result |
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Result |
Rank | ||
| Deepankar Bhattacharya | Men's Singles | Bye |  Heryanto Arbi (INA)
L 5-15, 4-15 |
Did Not Advance | ||||
| P.V.V. Lakshmi | Women's Singles |  Anne Gibson (GBR)
W 11-6, 11-6 |
 Katarzyna Krasowska (POL)
L 5-11, 6-11 |
Did Not Advance | ||||
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Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | |
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| Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result |
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Result |
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Result |
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Result |
Rank | ||
| Debendra Thapa | Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg) |  Masibulele Makepula (RSA)
L RCS-1 |
Did Not Advance | ||||
| Gurcharn Singh | Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) |  Enrique Flores (PUR)
L 7-15 |
Did Not Advance | ||||
| Lakha Singh | Men's Heavyweight (91 kg) | Wojciech Bartnik (POL)
L 2-14 |
Did Not Advance | ||||
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Main article: Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Horse | Dressage | Cross Country | Jumping | Total | Rank |
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| Indrajit Lamba | Individual Eventing | Karishma | 79.40 | EL | EL |
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Main article: Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Team Roster:
Preliminary round
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Spain |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 8 |
 Germany |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
 India |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
 Pakistan |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 5 |
 Argentina |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 |
 United States |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
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More information 0–1, Argentina ...
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More information United States, 0–4 ...
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More information Pakistan, 0–0 ...
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Classification matches
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
More information 3–3 (a.e.t.), South Korea ...
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Seventh and eighth place
More information 3–4, Great Britain ...
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8th Place Finish
Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Repachage | Final/BM | |||
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| Round 1 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | |||||||||
| Opposition
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| Narender Singh | Men's 60 kg |  Sullivan (IRL)
Won |
 Bagirov (BLR)
Loss |
Did Not Advance | |||||||
| Najib Aga | Men's 65 kg | N/A |  Csák (HUN)
Loss |
Did Not Advance | MacKinnon (RSA)
Loss |
Did Not Advance | |||||
| Sunith Thakur | Women's 52 kg | N/A | Bye |  Sugawara (JPN)
Loss |
Did Not Advance | ||||||
| Arti Kohli | Women's 72 kg | N/A |  Rodriguez (CUB)
Loss |
Did Not Advance | |||||||
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Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Jaspal Rana | Men's 10 m Air Pistol | 574 | 29 | Did Not Advance | |
| Men's 50 m Air Pistol | 534 | 45 | Did Not Advance | ||
| Mansher Singh | Men's Trap | 118 | 31 | Did Not Advance | |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Swim-Off | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sebastian Xavier | Men's 50m Freestyle | 23.80 | 44 | Did Not Advance | |||
| Sangeeta Puri | Women's 50m Freestyle | 28.02 | 48 | Did Not Advance | |||
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Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Finals | ||||
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| Opposition
Result |
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Rank | Opposition
Result |
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Result |
Rank | ||
| Chetan Baboor | Men's Singles |  Patrick Chila (FRA)
L 1-2 |
 Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE)
L 0-2 |
 Segun Toriola (NGR)
L 1-2 |
4 | Did Not Advance | ||||
| Ambika Radhika | Women's Singles |  Otilia Badescu (ROU)
L 0-2 |
 Rūta Paškauskienė (LTU)
L 0-2 |
 Bettine Vriesekoop (NED)
L 0-2 |
4 | Did Not Advance | ||||
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Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final/BM | Rank |
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| Leander Paes | Men's Singles | Richey Reneberg (USA)
W 6-7, 7-6,1-0 retired |
 Nicolas Pereira (VEN)
W 6-2, 6-3 |
 Thomas Enqvist (SWE)
W 7-5, 7-6 |
Renzo Furlan (ITA)
W 6-1, 7-5 |
Andre Agassi (USA)
L 6-7, 3-6 |
 Fernando Meligeni (BRA)
W 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
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| Mahesh Bhupathi/ | Men's Doubles | N/A |  Bing/ Jiaping (CHN)
W 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
 Woodbridge / Woodforde (AUS)
L 6-4, 2-6, 2-6 |
Did Not Advance | |||
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Snatch | Clean &
Jerk |
Total | Rank |
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| Badathala Adisekhar | Men's 54 kg | 105.0 | 125.0 | 230.0 | 18 |
| Raghavan Chanderasekaran | Men's 59 kg | 112.5 | 140.0 | 252.5 | 11 |
| Sandeep Kumar | Men's 64 kg | 110.0 | 142.5 | 252.5 | 33 |
| Samsudeen Kabeer | Men's 70 kg | 125.0 | 150.0 | 275.0 | 23 |
| Satheesha Rai | Men's 76 kg | 140.0 | 177.5 | 317.4 | 15 |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Final | |
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| Round Type
Opposition Result |
Round Type
Opposition Result |
Round Type
Opposition Result |
Round Type
Opposition Result |
Round Type
Opposition Result |
Round Type
Opposition Result |
Round Type
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Pappu Yadav | Men's Greco-Roman 52kg | 1/16 Finals
Loss 0-4ST |
Repachage
Loss 0-4ST |
did not advance | |||||
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