India at the 1952 Summer Olympics

India competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 42 events in 11 sports.[1] This marked the first time India had competed as an independent republic.

India at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websitewww.olympic.ind.in
in Helsinki
Competitors64 (60 men, 4 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Balbir Singh Sr.
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

First Female Contingent

Athletics Mary Dsouza

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight:

  1. First Round – Defeated Nguyen Van Cua of Vietnam (DNS)
  2. Second Round – Lost to Han Soo-An of Korea (0 - 3)

Men's Featherweight:

  • Benoy Kumar Bose
  1. First Round – "Defeated" Edson Brown of the United States (0 - 3)

Men's Welterweight:

  1. Second Round – Defeated Jacob Butula of Canada (TKO 3R)
  2. Third Round – Lost to Viktor Jörgensen of Denmark (0 - 3)

Men's Light Heavyweight:

  • Oscar Alfred Ward
  1. First Round – Lost to Karl Kistner of Germany (KO)

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Final — 1:26.0 (→ 27th and last place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

  • Netai Bysack — 24th place

Football
Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Two shooters represented India in 1952.

300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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		 Round 7
Result		 Round 8
Result		 Rank
Niranjan Das −52 kg  Mahmoud Mollaghasemi (IRN)
L VT		  H. Weber (GER)
L VT		 Did not Advance −
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav −57 kg  A. Poliquin (CAN)
W VT		  P. L. Basurto (MEX)
W VT		  F. Schmitz (GER)
W Pt		 N/A  Rashid Mammadbeyov (URS)
L Pt		  Shohachi Ishii (JPN)
L Pt		 Did not Advance
Keshav Mangave −62 kg N/A  I. Lugo (VEN)
Walk Over		  Nasser Givehchi (IRN)
L Pt		  A. Bernard (CAN)
W VT		  Josiah Henson (USA)
L Pt		 Did not Advance 4
Shrirang Jadhav −87 kg  J. Theron (RSA)
L Pt		  A. Englas (URS)
L VT		 Did not Advance −

References
  1. "India at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2015.


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