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. This marked the second time India had competed as an independent republic.
Medalists
Gold
- Kunwar Digvijai Singh (c), Leslie Claudius, Keshav Dutt, Chinadorai Deshmutu, Randhir Singh Gentle, Grahanandan Singh, Ranganandhan Francis, Jaswant Singh Rajput, Balbir Singh Sr., Dharam Singh, Govind Perumal, Raghbir Lal, Udham Singh, Chaman Singh Gurung and Muniswamy Rajgopal — Field hockey, Men's Team Competition.
Bronze
Athletics
First Female Contingent
Athletics
Boxing
Men's Flyweight:
# First Round – Defeated Nguyen Van Cua of Vietnam (DNS)
# Second Round – Lost to Han Soo-An of Korea (0 - 3)
Men's Featherweight:
# First Round – Defeated Edson Brown of the United States (0 - 3)
Men's Welterweight:
# Second Round – Defeated Jacob Butula of Canada (TKO 3R)
# Third Round РLost to Victor J̦rgensen of Denmark (0 - 3)
Men's Light Heavyweight:
# First Round – Lost to Karl Kistner of Germany (KO)
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
* Final — 1:26.0 (â 27th and last place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
Field hockey
Football
Gymnastics
Shooting
Two shooters represented India in 1952.
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Swimming
Men
<small>Ranks given are within the heat.</small>
Women
<small>Ranks given are within the heat.</small>
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
Wrestling
Men's freestyle
References