India at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 79 (all men) in 10 sports | |||||||||||
Medals Rank: 22 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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India competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 79 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 10 sports.[1] It was the first time that India competed as an independent nation at the Olympic Games.

Medalists
Medals by sport | ||||
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Sport | ![]() |
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Total |
Field hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competitors
Note: All times mentioned on this page are in British Summer Time (BST). Indian Standard Time (IST) = BST + 4:30hrs.
Sport | Men | Women | Events |
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Athletics | 8 | 0 | 10 |
Boxing | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Cycling | 9 | 0 | 5 |
Field Hockey | 20 | 0 | 1 |
Football | 18 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Water polo | 9 | 0 | 1 |
Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Wrestling | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Athletics
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Eric Prabhakar | Men's 100 metres | 11.0 | 2 | ? | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jim Vickers | Men's 110 metres hurdles | 14.7 | 1 | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sadhu Singh | Men's 10 kilometres walk | -- | -- | Did not advance | |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Time | Rank | ||
Sadhu Singh | Men's 50 kilometres walk | -- | DNF |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Time | Rank | ||
Chhota Singh | Men's marathon | -- | DNF |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Gurnam Singh | Men's high jump | 1.87 | NP | 1.80 | 18 |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Baldev Singh | Men's long jump | 7.000 | 11 | Did not advance | |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Henry Rebello | Men's triple jump | 14.650 | 5 | - | NM |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Nat Singh Somnath | Men's hammer throw | 41.36 | 23 | Did not advance | |
Boxing
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||||
Rabin Bhatta | Flyweight | Bye | ![]() L KO1 |
Did not advance | |||||
Babu Lall | Bantamweight | ![]() W RSC1 |
![]() L PTS |
Did not advance | |||||
Benoy Bose | Featherweight | ![]() L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||||
Gene Raymond | Lightweight | ![]() L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||||
Robert Cranston | Welterweight | ![]() L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||||
John Nuttall | Middleweight | Bye | ![]() L PTS |
Did not advance | |||||
Mac Joachim | Light heavyweight | ![]() L PTS |
Did not advance |
Cycling




Ten cyclists represented India in 1948
Also represented India: Netai Chand Bysack
Sohrab Bhoot and Nariman Saugar were administrators for the cycling team.
Field Hockey
The Indian field hockey team defeated the British team to win the country's only gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. It was the country's first Olympic gold medal since India became independent.
- Squad
Leslie Claudius
Keshav Dutt
Walter D'Souza
Lawrie Fernandes
Ranganathan Francis
Gerry Glackan
Akhtar Hussain
Patrick Jansen
Amir Kumar
Kishan Lal
Leo Pinto
Jaswant Singh Rajput
Latif-ur-Rehman
Reginald Rodrigues
Balbir Singh Sr.
Randhir Singh Gentle
Grahanandan Singh
K. D. Singh
Trilochan Singh
Maxie Vaz
- Group A matches
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ![]() |
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1. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6 | X | 9:1 | 8:0 | 2:0 | |
2. | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1:9 | X | 1:1 | 3:2 | |
3. | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0:8 | 1:1 | X | 1:1 | |
4. | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0:2 | 2:3 | 1:1 | X |
- Semi-finals
![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
- Final
![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() |
Football
- Squad
Head coach: Balaidas Chatterjee
Pos. | Player | Date of Birth | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
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MF | Talimeran Ao | Jan 28, 1918 | 30 | ? | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
MF | A. Sattar Basheer | 1924 | ? | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
FW | Robi Das | ? | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ||
FW | Ahmed Mohamed Khan | Dec 24, 1926 | 21 | ? | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
DF | Saliendra Manna | Sep 1, 1924 | 23 | ? | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
FW | Sahu Mewalal | Jul 1, 1926 | 22 | ? | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
DF | Taj Mohammed | 1924 | ? | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
MF | Mahabir Prasad | 1918 | ? | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
FW | Balaram Parab Ramchandra | 1925 | ? | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
FW | Sarangapani Raman | 1920 | ? | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 90 | - | - | - | |
GK | Kenchappa V. Varada Raj | 1923 | ? | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | |
- Stand-by players - | |||||||||||
FW | K. P. Dhanraj | ? | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
MF | S. M. Kaiser | ? | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
MF | Anil Nandy | ? | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
FW | Santosh Nandy | 1932 | ? | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | |
DF | T. M. Varghese "Papen" | ? | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
GK | Sanjeeva Uchil | ? | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
MF | B. N. Vajravelu | ? | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
- First round
31 July 1948 18:30 |
France ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Courbin ![]() Persillon ![]() |
Report | Raman ![]() |
Lynn Road Stadium, Ilford Referee: Gunnar Dahlner (SWE) |
Swimming
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sachin Nag | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:03.8 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
Isaac Monsoor | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:06.4 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
Dilip Mitra | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:06.9 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
Bimal Chandra | Men's 400 metre freestyle | 5:38.6 | ? | Did not advance | |||
Men's 1500 metre freestyle | 22:52.9 | ? | Did not advance | ||||
Khamlillal Shah | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 1:19.9 | ? | Did not advance | |||
Prahtip Mitra | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 1:24.5 | ? | Did not advance | |||
Prafulla Mullick | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 3:14.9 | ? | Did not advance |
Water Polo
Indian water polo team ranked 9th in tournament.
Men's Team Competition
- Squad
Gora Seal
Samarendra Chatterjee
Ajoy Chatterjee
Suhas Chatterjee
Dwarkadas Mukharji
Durga Das
Jamini Dass
Sachin Nag
Isaac Monsoor
Jahan Ahir
- Round One
- Group C matches
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ![]() |
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1. | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | X | 12:1 | 14:0 | |
2. | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1:12 | X | 7:4 | |
3. | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0:14 | 4:7 | X |
- Round Two
- Group H
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ![]() |
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1. | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | X | 5:2 | 12:1 | |
2. | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2:5 | X | 11:1 | |
3. | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1:12 | 1:11 | X |
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 |
Rank |
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K. D. Jadhav | −52 kg | ![]() W Pt |
![]() W Pt |
![]() L VT |
N/A | 6 | |
Nirmal Bose | −57 kg | ![]() L VT |
N/A | − | |||
S. Suryavanshi | −62 kg | ![]() L Pd |
![]() L VT |
N/A | − | ||
Banta Singh | −67 kg | ![]() L Pt |
![]() L VT |
N/A | − | ||
A. Bhargava | −73 kg | ![]() L VT |
![]() W Pd |
![]() L VT |
N/A | − | |
K. Roy | −79 kg | ![]() L VT |
![]() L VT |
N/A | − |
References
- ↑ "India at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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