India at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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India competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 53 competitors, 52 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 8 sports. They were able to win a single medal, the gold, in field hockey.

India at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
in Tokyo
Competitors53 (52 men, 1 woman) in 8 sports
Flag bearer Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

Sports Men Women Total Events
Athletics 12 1 13 10
Cycling 5 0 5 5
Diving 2 0 2 2
Field hockey 15 0 15 1
Gymnastics 6 0 6 8
Shooting 2 0 2 1
Weightlifting 2 0 2 2
Wrestling 8 0 8 13
Total 52 1 53 42

Medalists

Gold

  • Charanjit Singh (captain), Shankar Lakshman, Rajendran Christie, Prithipal Singh, Dharam Singh, Gurbux Singh, Mohinder Lal, Jagjit Singh, Joginder "Gindi" Singh, Haripal Kaushik, Harbinder Singh, Bandu Patil, Victor John Peter, Udham Singh, Darshan Singh and Syed Mushtaq Ali — Field hockey, Men's Team Competition.

Athletics

Men's 110 metres hurdles

  • Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
  • Final — 14.09s (5th place)

Men's 200 metres

  • Kenneth Powell
  • Heat — 21.19s

Men's marathon

  • Balkrishan Akotkar
  • Qualification Round — 2:29:27 (33rd place)

Men's marathon

  • Harbans Lal
  • Qualification Round — 2:37:05 (43rd place)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Labh Singh
  • Qualification Round — 14:95 (26th place)

Men's long jump

  • S. Bondada Venkata
  • Qualification Round — 6.76 (28th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

  • Anthony Francis Coutinho, Makhan Singh, Kenneth Powell, and Rajasekaran Pichaya
  • Round 1 – 40.6
  • Semifinal – 40.5 (did not advance)

Cycling

Five cyclists represented India in 1964.

Team time trial
  • Amar Singh Billing, Chetan Singh Hari, Dalbir Singh Gill, and Amar Singh Sokhi
Sprint
  • Suchha Singh
  • Amar Singh Billing
1000m time trial
  • Dalbir Singh Gill
Individual pursuit
  • Amar Singh Sokhi
Team pursuit
  • Amar Singh Billing, Chetan Singh Hari, Dalbir Singh Gill, and Amar Singh Sokhi

Diving

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Ansuya Prasad 3 m springboard 69.04 25 Did not advance
Sohan Singh 10 m platform 74.18 30 Did not advance

Gymnastics

Field hockey

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 7 5 2 0 18 4 +14 12 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  Spain 7 4 3 0 16 3 +13 11
3  Netherlands 7 4 1 2 20 4 +16 9
4  United Team of Germany 7 2 5 0 9 4 +5 9
5  Malaysia 7 2 2 3 11 13 −2 6
6  Belgium 7 2 2 3 10 13 −3 6
7  Canada 7 1 0 6 5 25 −20 2
8  Hong Kong 7 0 1 6 3 26 −23 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.
11 October 1964
14:15
India  2–0  Belgium
Prithipal  61'
Kaushik  67' 		Report
Umpires:
T.C. Bedelis (AUS)
James McDowell (AUS)
12 October 1964
10:00
United Team of Germany  1–1  India
Freiberger  21' Report Prithipal  54'
Umpires:
Henry Douglas Kelly (NZL)
Jan Nieulant Pelkman (GBR)
14 October 1964
11:40
India  1–1  Spain
Mohinder  55' Report Dualde  37'
Umpires:
Hideo Ichikawa (JPN)
Takashi Matsunawa (JPN)
15 October 1964
14:15
Hong Kong  0–6  India
Report Pritiphal  20', 42'
Darshan  39', 50'
Harbinder  40', 46'
Umpires:
Kendrick Eaves (GBR)
T.C. Bedelis (AUS)
17 October 1964
10:00
India  3–1  Malaysia
Prithipal  13', 53'
Harbinder  61' 		Report Van Huizen  68'
Umpires:
Baynard Handley (GBR)
Jan Nieulant Pelkman (GBR)
18 October 1964
10:00
Canada  0–3  India
Report Harbinder  12', 66'
Prithipal  50'
Umpires:
Lyle Thomson (GBR)
Jan Nieulant Pelman (GBR)
19 October 1964
14:15
India  2–1  Netherlands
Prithipal  10'
Peter  58' 		Report Fiolet  44'
Umpires:
Baynard Handley (GBR)
Kendrick Eaves (GBR)

Semifinals

21 October 1964
13:55
India  3–1  Australia
Prithipal  22', 25'
Mohinder  23' 		Report Nilan  11'
Umpires:
A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED)
Walter Schinner (GER)

Gold-medal match

23 October 1964
14:20
Pakistan  0–1  India
Report Mohinder  40'
Umpires:
Walter Schinner (GER)
A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED)

Shooting

Two shooters represented India in 1964.

Trap
  • Karni Singh
  • Qualification Round — 186 (26th place)
  • Devi Singh
  • Qualification Round — 168 (49th place)

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 		Rank
Malwa Singh −52 kg  Paul Neff (EUA)
W Pt 		 Ernest P. Fernando (CEY)
W Pt 		 Elliott Gray Simons (USA)
L Pt 		 Ali Aliev (URS)
L VT 		did not advance -
Bishambar Singh −57 kg  Rubén Leibovich (ARG)
W VT 		 Bazaryn Sükhbaatar (MGL)
W Pt 		 Moises Lopez Ruiz (MEX)
W Pt 		 David Camillo Auble (USA)
L Pt 		 Hüseyin Akbaş (TUR)
L Pt 		did not advance 6
Bandu Patil −63 kg  Tauno Antero Jaskari (FIN)
Draw 		 Bobby E. Douglas (USA)
L VT 		did not advance -
Udey Chand −70 kg  Arto Savolainen (FIN)
W Pt 		 Enyu Valchev (BUL)
L VT 		 Zarbeg Beriashvili (URS)
L Pt 		did not advance -
Madho Singh −78 kg  Julio Ricardo Graffigna (ARG)
W Pt 		 İsmail Ogan (TUR)
L Pt 		 Leonard John Allen (GBR)
W Pt 		 Guliko Sagaradze (URS)
L Pt 		did not advance -
Jit Singh −87 kg  Rudolf Kobelt (SUI)
W VT 		 Prodan Stoyanov Gardjev (BUL)
L VT 		did not advance -
Maruti Mane −97 kg  Peter Jutzeler (SUI)
L Pt 		 Heinz Kiehl (EUA)
W Pt 		 Imre Vígh (HUN)
L Pt 		did not advance -
Ganpat Andalkar +97 kg  Denis Mcnamara (GBR)
W Pt 		 Ştefan Stingu (ROU)
L VT 		 Bohumil Kubát (TCH)
L VT 		did not advance N/a -
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round 1
Result 		Round 2
Result 		Round 3
Result 		Round 4
Result 		Round 5
Result 		Round 6
Result 		Rank
Malwa Singh −52 kg  Angel Stoyanov Kerezov (BUL)
Draw 		did not advance N/a -
Bishambar Singh −57 kg  Moises Lopez Ruiz (MEX)
W Pt 		 Vladlen Trostyansky (URS)
L Pt 		 Unver Basergil (TUR)
L Pt 		did not advance N/a -
Bandu Patil −63 kg  Joseph Mewis (BEL)
L VT 		 Kazimierz Macioch (POL)
L Pt 		did not advance -
Ganpat Andalkar −87 kg  Richard Wayne Baughman (USA)
L Pt 		did not advance -
Maruti Mane −97 kg  Ferenc Kiss (HUN)
L VT 		did not advance N/a -

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