India at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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India
competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics
in Rome
, Italy
. This was the first time since 1928 that the Men's team failed to achieve a gold medal in field hockey
. They lost 1-0 to Pakistan to secure the second position.
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 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. This was the first time since 1928 that the Men's team failed to achieve a gold medal in field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
. They lost 1-0 to Pakistan to secure the second position.
Silver
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, Jaman Lal Sharma, Mohinder LalMohinder LalMohinder Lal was an Indian hockey player.-References:...
, 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...
, John Peter, Govind Sawant, Raghbir Singh BholaRaghbir Singh BholaRaghbir Singh Bhola is an Indian field hockey player.-References:*...
, Udham Singh KullarUdham 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...
, Charanjit SinghCharanjit SinghCharanjit Singh is a former field hockey player from India. He captained the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan....
, Jaswant Singh, Joginder SinghJoginder Singh (field hockey)Joginder Singh was an Indian hockey player. Playing in the right-wing position, he won the silver medal with his team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, and then the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo...
, and Prithipal SinghPrithipal SinghPrithipal Singh was an Indian field hockey nicknamed the “King of short corner” by hockey commentators. He participated in the Olympic field hockey three times and each time he scored the highest number of goals as a single player...
— Field hockeyField hockey at the 1960 Summer OlympicsThe field hockey tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was contested from August 26 to September 9, with sixteen participating teams. Only men competed in field hockey at these Games. Pakistan won the gold medal, defeating India in the final and ending India's run of six successive...
, Men's Team Competition.
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated Denmark (10-0)
- Defeated Netherlands (4-1)
- Defeated New Zealand (3-0)
- Quarter Finals
- Defeated Australia (1-0)
- Semi Finals
- Defeated Great Britain (1-0)
- Final
- Lost to Pakistan (1-0) → Silver Medal