India at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of India.svg
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.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)

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 second time India had competed as an independent republic.

Medalists

Gold

Bronze

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

First Female Contingent

Athletics

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:

  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:

  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

Football

Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Main article: Hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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

Water polo

Birendra Basak • David Sopher • Kedar Shah • Isaac Mansoor • Sambhu Saha • Sachin Nag • Khamlillal Shah • Bijoy Barman • Jehangir Naegamwalla • Ran Chandnani (source: olympedia.org)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Key:

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 		—  Rashid Mammadbeyov (URS)
L Pt 		 Shohachi Ishii (JPN)
L Pt 		Did not Advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Keshav Mangave −62 kg —  I. Lugo (VEN)
WalkOver 		 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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