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.
Competitors
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
* Final — 14.09s (5th place)
Men's 200 metres
* Heat — 21.19s
Men's marathon
* Qualification Round — 2:29:27 (33rd place)
Men's marathon
* Qualification Round — 2:37:05 (43rd place)
Men's Triple Jump
* Qualification Round — 14:95 (26th place)
Men's long jump
* Qualification Round — 6.76 (28th place)
Men's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Relay
* Round 1 â 40.6
* Semifinal â 40.5 (did not advance)
Cycling
Five cyclists represented India in 1964.
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Diving
Men
Gymnastics
Field hockey
Pool B
Semifinals
Gold-medal match
Shooting
Two shooters represented India in 1964.
Trap
* Qualification Round — 186 (26th place)
* Qualification Round — 168 (49th place)
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Men's Freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
References