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.
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.
Men's 200 metres
Kenneth Lawrence 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)
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
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
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
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.
Two shooters represented India in 1964.
Trap
Karni Singh
Qualification Round — 186 (26th place)
Devi Singh
Qualification Round — 168 (49th place)
Key:
VT - Victory by Fall.
Pt - Decision by Points.
Pd - Decision by Points but Judges disagree.
Men's Freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
