India at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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India
competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics
in Melbourne
, Australia
.
Athletics
Men's 110m Hurdles
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
in Melbourne
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, Australia
Australia
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Gold
- Balbir Singh Sr.Balbir Singh Sr.Balbir Singh Sr. is a retired field hockey player from India, who was a member of three Olympic gold medal winning teams, in London , Helsinki and Melbourne ....
(captain), Shankar LakshmanShankar LakshmanShankar Lakshman was an Indian hockey player. He was goalkeeper of the Indian team in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics, that won two gold medals and one silver medal...
, Ranganathan FrancisRanganathan FrancisRanganathan Francis was an Indian hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
, Bakshish SinghBakshish SinghBakshish Singh was an Indian hockey player who won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
, Randhir Singh GentleRandhir Singh GentleRandhir Singh Gentle was an Indian field hockey player.-External links:*...
, Leslie ClaudiusLeslie ClaudiusLeslie Walter Claudius was an Indian field hockey player, of Anglo-Indian descent. In 1971 he was awarded the Padma Shri...
, Amir KumarAmir KumarAmir Kumar was an Indian field hockey player who won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
, Govind PerumalGovind PerumalGovind Perumal was an Indian field hockey player who won two gold medals with the Indian team, at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics respectively....
, Charles StephenCharles StephenCharles Stephen is an Indian hockey player. He participated in the 1956 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.-References:...
, Gurdev SinghGurdev SinghSardar Gurdev Singh Kullar is a former Indian field hockey player, originally from Sansarpur, who now lives with his family in Leeds, England. He was part of the Indian field hockey team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which won the gold medal...
, Udham SinghUdham Singh (field hockey)Udham Singh originally from Sansarpur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India had played 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics Rome and 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo as a member of Indian Hockey team and won three gold and a silver medals...
, Raghbir Singh BholaRaghbir Singh BholaRaghbir Singh Bhola is an Indian field hockey player.-References:*...
, Balkrishan SinghBalkrishan SinghBalkrishan Singh was field hockey player from India who won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics....
, Haripal KaushikHaripal KaushikHaripal Kaushik is an Indian field hockey player.-References:*...
, Raghbir LalRaghbir LalRaghbir Lal was an Indian hockey player.-References:*...
, O. P. MalhotraO. P. MalhotraO. P. Malhotra was an Indian field hockey player. He was part of the gold medal winning Indian Hockey team in the 1956 Summer Olympics at Melbourne, Australia. -References:...
, Hardayal SinghHardayal SinghHardayal Singh is a former Indian hockey player. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1956 Summer Olympics at Melbourne.- References :...
, and Amit S. BakshiAmit S. BakshiAmit S. Bakshi is a former Indian hockey player. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1956 Summer Olympics at Melbourne.-References:...
— Field hockeyField hockey at the 1956 Summer OlympicsThe field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was contested from November 23 to December 6, with twelve participating teams. Only men competed in field hockey at these Games. India won the gold medal for the sixth successive Games, not allowing a single goal against in the entire...
, Men's Team Competition.
AthleticsAthletics at the 1956 Summer OlympicsAt the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
Men's 110m Hurdles
- Siri Chand Ram
- Heat — 15.2s (→ did not advance)