India at the 1964 Summer Olympics
# India at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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.

## Competitors

| Sports | Men | Women | Total | Events |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 12 | 1 | 13 | 10 |
| Cycling | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Diving | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Field hockey | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 8 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 53 | 42 |

## 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

* Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

   * Final — 14.09s (5th place)

Men's 200 metres

* Kenneth Powell

   * Heat — 21.19s

Men's marathon

* Balkrishan Akotkar

   * Qualification Round — 2:29:27 (33rd place)

Men's marathon

* Harbans Lal

   * Qualification Round — 2:37:05 (43rd place)

Men's Triple Jump

* Labh Singh

   * Qualification Round — 14:95 (26th place)

Men's long jump

* S. Bondada Venkata

   * Qualification Round — 6.76 (28th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

* Anthony Francis Coutinho, Makhan Singh, Kenneth Powell, and Rajasekaran Pichaya

   * Round 1 – 40.6

   * Semifinal – 40.5 (did not advance)

## Cycling

Five cyclists represented India in 1964.

### Team time trial

* Amar Singh Billing, Chetan Singh Hari, Dalbir Singh Gill, and Amar Singh Sokhi

### Sprint

* Suchha Singh
* Amar Singh Billing

### 1000m time trial

* Dalbir Singh Gill

### Individual pursuit

* Amar Singh Sokhi

### Team pursuit

* Amar Singh Billing, Chetan Singh Hari, Dalbir Singh Gill, and Amar Singh Sokhi

## Hockey

### Group B

| Place | Team | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | India (IND) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 QS |
| 2. | Spain (ESP) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 QS |
| 3. | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 QC |
| 4. | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 QC |
| 5. | Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6. | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7. | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 8. | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |

* India tied Spain 1-1
* India tied United Team of Germany 1-1
* India def. Netherlands 2-1
* India def. Malaysia 3-1
* India def. Belgium 2-0
* India def. Canada 3-0
* India def. Hong Kong 6-0
* Spain tied United Team of Germany 1-1
* Spain tied Netherlands 1-1
* Spain def. Malaysia 3-0
* Spain def. Belgium 3-0
* Spain def. Canada 3-0
* Spain def. Hong Kong 4-0
* United Team of Germany def. Netherlands 1-0
* United Team of Germany tied Malaysia 0-0
* United Team of Germany tied Belgium 0-0
* United Team of Germany def. Canada 5-1
* United Team of Germany tied Hong Kong 1-1
* Netherlands def. Malaysia 2-0
* Netherlands def. Belgium 4-0
* Netherlands def. Canada 5-0
* Netherlands def. Hong Kong 7-0
* Malaysia tied Belgium 3-3
* Malaysia def. Canada 3-1
* Malaysia def. Hong Kong 4-1
* Belgium def. Canada 5-1
* Belgium def. Hong Kong 2-0
* Canada def. Hong Kong 2-1

**Semifinals**

The top two teams in each of the groups played in the 1st-4th semifinals, with the winner of each group playing the second-place team in the other group. The third and fourth team in each group played in the consolation semifinals

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| Consolation | Kenya (KEN) | 3-1 | Netherlands (NED) |
| Consolation | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 5-1 | Japan (JPN) |
| Semifinals | Pakistan (PAK) | 3-0 | Spain (ESP) |
| Semifinals | India (IND) | 3-1 | Australia (AUS) |

**Finals**

The winners of the semifinals played for the gold and silver medals, while the losers played for the bronze medal and 4th place. The winners of the consolation semifinals played for 5th and 6th places.

| Game | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5th/6th | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 3-0 | Kenya (KEN) |
| Bronze medal | Australia (AUS) | 3-2 | Spain (ESP) |
| Gold medal | India (IND) | 1-0 | Pakistan (PAK) |

## Shooting

Two shooters represented India in 1964.

### Trap

* Karni Singh

   * Qualification Round — 186 (26th place)
* Devi Singh

   * Qualification Round — 168 (49th place)

## 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 | Round 6 Result | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malwa | −52 kg | Paul Neff (EUA) W $^{Pt}$ | Ernest P. B. Fernando (CEY) W $^{Pt}$ | Elliott Gray Simons (USA) L $^{Pt}$ | Ali Aliev (URS) L $^{VT}$ | did not advance | did not advance | - |
| Bishambar Singh | −57 kg | Rubén Leibovich (ARG) W $^{VT}$ | Sukhbaatar Bazar (MGL) W $^{Pt}$ | Moises Lopez Ruiz (MEX) W $^{Pt}$ | David Camillo Auble (USA) L $^{Pt}$ | Hüseyin Akbaş (TUR) L $^{Pt}$ | did not advance | 6 |
| Bandu Patil | −63 kg | Tauno Antero Jaskari (FIN) Draw | Bobby E. Douglas (USA) L $^{VT}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | - |
| Udey Chand | −70 kg | Arto Savolainen (FIN) W $^{Pt}$ | Enio Valtchev Dimov (BUL) L $^{VT}$ | Zarbeg Beriashvili (URS) L $^{Pt}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | - |
| Madho Singh | −78 kg | Julio Ricardo Graffigna (ARG) W $^{Pt}$ | İsmail Ogan (TUR) L $^{Pt}$ | Leonard John Allen (GBR) W $^{Pt}$ | Guliko Sagaradze (URS) L $^{Pt}$ | did not advance | did not advance | - |
| Jit Singh | −87 kg | Rudolf Kobelt (SUI) W $^{VT}$ | Prodan Stoyanov Gardjev (BUL) L $^{VT}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | - |
| Maruti Mane | −97 kg | Peter Jutzeler (SUI) L $^{Pt}$ | Heinz Kiehl (EUA) W $^{Pt}$ | Imre Vígh (HUN) L $^{Pt}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | - |
| Ganpat Andalkar | +97 kg | Denis Mcnamara (GBR) W $^{Pt}$ | Ştefan Stingu (ROU) L $^{VT}$ | Bohumil Kubát (TCH) L $^{VT}$ | did not advance | did not advance | — | - |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malwa | −52 kg | Angel Stoyanov Kerezov (BUL) Draw | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | - |
| Bishambar Singh | −57 kg | Moises Lopez Ruiz (MEX) W $^{Pt}$ | Vladlen Trostiansky (URS) L $^{Pt}$ | Unver Basergil (TUR) L $^{Pt}$ | did not advance | did not advance | — | - |
| Bandu Patil | −63 kg | Joseph Mewis (BEL) L $^{VT}$ | Kazimierz Macioch (POL) L $^{Pt}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | - |
| Ganpat Andalkar | −87 kg | Richard Wayne Baughman (USA) L $^{Pt}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | - |
| Maruti Mane | −97 kg | Ferenc Kiss (HUN) L $^{VT}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | - |
