India participated in the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan from 24 May to 1 June 1958. India was ranked seventh with 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 4 bronze medals, in the third edition of the Asian Games.
| India at the 1958 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Tokyo | |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
This edition of the Asian Games marked the debut of field hockey. India won the silver medal.
Medal summary
Medals by sport
| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Boxing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Field hockey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Medals by gender
| Medals by gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Male | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Female | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Milkha Singh | Athletics | Men's 200 m |
| Gold | Milkha Singh | Athletics | Men's 400 m |
| Gold | Mohinder Singh | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
| Gold | Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Men's shot put |
| Gold | Balkar Singh | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Silver | Hari Singh Thapa | Boxing | Men's 75 kg |
| Silver | Stephie D'Souza | Athletics | Women's 200 m |
| Silver | Elizabeth Davenport | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Silver | India men's national field hockey team
| Hockey | Men's team |
| Bronze | Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Bronze | Christine Brown Violet Peters Stephie D'Souza Mary Leela Rao | Athletics | Women's 4 x 100 m relay |
| Bronze | Sundar Rao | Boxing | Men's 60 kg |
| Bronze | India men's national volleyball team
| Volleyball | Men's team |
Football
Head coach: T. Shome
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Peter Thangaraj | 24 December 1935 (aged 22) | Madras Regimental Centre | |||
| GK | S. S. Narayan | 12 November 1934 (aged 23) | Caltex Bombay | |||
| DF | Mohammad Abdul Salaam | Bengal | ||||
| DF | Syed Khwaja Azizuddin (c) | 12 July 1930 (aged 27) | Hyderabad City Police | |||
| DF | Abdul Latif | 15 August 1928 (aged 29) | Mohammedan Sporting | |||
| DF | Ahmed Hussain | Bengal | ||||
| MF | Mariappa Kempiah | 4 March 1932 (aged 26) | Mohun Bagan | |||
| MF | Noor Mohammed | Hyderabad City Police | ||||
| MF | Nikhil Nandy | Eastern Railway | ||||
| MF | Bir Bahadur Gurung | East Bengal | ||||
| FW | K. T. Pavitran | Bombay | ||||
| FW | Pradip Kumar Banerjee | 23 June 1936 (aged 21) | Bengal | |||
| FW | Chuni Goswami | 15 January 1938 (aged 20) | Mohun Bagan | |||
| FW | M. Rahmatullah | Bengal | ||||
| FW | D. Damodaram | Bengal | ||||
| FW | Dharmalingam Kannan | 8 July 1936 (aged 21) | Hyderabad | |||
| FW | Tulsidas Balaram | 4 October 1936 (aged 21) | East Bengal |
Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 2 |
| Burma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Burma | 2–3 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Goswami Balaram Damodaran |
Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo
| India | 1–2 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmatullah 35' | Thio Him Tjiang 11' 53' |
Tokyo
Quarterfinals
| Hong Kong | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | India |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmatullah Goswami Balaram Damodaran |
Tokyo
Semifinals
| India | 1–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Damodaran 67' | Choi Chung-min 13' Lee Soo-nam 75' Moon Jung-sik |
National Stadium, Tokyo
Bronze medal match
| Indonesia | 4–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Saari 10' Suratmo 59' Sunaryo 60' Phwa Sian Liong 88' | Balaram 46' (pen.) |
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 46,000
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