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Competitors 79 (all men) in 10 sports MedalsRanked 22nd GoldSilverBronzeTotal1001 | ||
India competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 79 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 10 sports. It was the first time that India competed as an independent nation at the Olympic Games.
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Competitors
Note: All times mentioned on this page are in British Summer Time (BST). Indian Standard Time (IST) = BST + 4:30hrs.
Boxing
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.
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
Football
Head coach: Balaidas Chatterjee
Water Polo
Indian water polo team ranked 9th in tournament.
Men's Team Competition
Gora Seal
Samarendra Chatterjee
Ajoy Chatterjee
Suhas Chatterjee
Dwarkadas Mukharji
Durga Das
Jamini Dass
Sachin Nag
Isaac Monsoor
Jahan Ahir
Wrestling
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