| India at the 1954 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Manila | |
|
Medals Ranked 5th |
|
| Asian Games appearances ( overview) | |
India participated in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines from 1 May 1954 to 9 May 1954. India was ranked fifth with 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 8 bronze medals in the overall medal table, in the second edition of the Asian Games. [1]
Parduman Singh Brar won two gold medals in athletics. K. P. Thakkar won a bronze medal in diving.
As of the conclusion of the 2022 Asian Games, 1954 remains the last edition where India won any medals in diving.
Medal summary
Medals by sport
| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
Athletics
|
2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
Wrestling
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Diving
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
Medals by gender
| Medals by gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
.svg){kind=small} Female |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
Medal winners
| Medal [2] | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Sarwan Singh | Athletics | Men's 110m hurdles |
| Gold |
Ajit Singh Balla | Athletics | Men's high jump |
| Gold |
Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Men's shot put |
| Gold |
Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Gold |
Christine Brown Stephie D'Souza Violet Peters Mary D'Souza |
Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 m relay |
 Silver |
Joginder Singh Dhanaor | Athletics | Men's 400m |
| Silver |
Sohan Singh Dhanoa | Athletics | Men's 800m |
| Silver |
Joginder Singh Dhanaor Ivan Jacob Harjeet Singh J. B. Joseph |
Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay |
| Silver |
B. G. Kashid | Wrestling | Men's lightweight 67 kg |
 Bronze |
Marian Gabriel | Athletics | Men's 100 m |
| Bronze |
Dalu Ram | Athletics | Men's 5000 m |
| Bronze |
Dalu Ram | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase |
| Bronze |
Ishar Singh Deol | Athletics | Men's shot put |
| Bronze |
Ronnie O'Brien | Athletics | Men's decathlon |
| Bronze |
Christine Brown | Athletics | Women's 100 m |
| Bronze |
K. P. Thakkar | Diving | Men's 10 m platform |
| Bronze |
Sohan Singh | Wrestling | Men's middleweight 79 kg |
Football
Head coach:
Balaidas Chatterjee
[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sanjeeva Uchil |
Bombay
| ||
| GK | Sanat Sett |
Bengal
| ||
| DF | Sailen Manna ( c) | 1 September 1924 (aged 29) |
Mohun Bagan
| |
| DF | Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din | 12 July 1930 (aged 23) |
Hyderabad City Police
| |
| DF | Thenmadom Varghese |
Bombay
| ||
| DF | Anthony Patrick |
Hyderabad City Police
| ||
| MF | Noor Muhammad |
Hyderabad City Police
| ||
| MF | Chandan Singh Rawat | 26 July 1928 (aged 25) |
Bengal
| |
| MF | Amal Dutta | 26 July 1928 (aged 25) |
Bengal
| |
| MF | G.R. Gokul |
Bengal
| ||
| FW | Sayed Moinuddin |
Hyderabad City Police
| ||
| FW | Ahmed Khan | 24 December 1926 (aged 27) |
Hyderabad
| |
| FW | Joe D'Sa | 3 August 1932 (aged 21) |
Bombay
| |
| FW | Krishna Kittu |
Bengal
| ||
| FW | Anthony Braganza |
Bombay
| ||
| FW | M. Jayaram |
Services
| ||
| FW | Thangarajan |
Madras
|
Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indonesia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
|
India
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
Japan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ 2nd Asian Games medal tally Archived 10 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Asian Games 1954 Indian medal winners".
- ^ Basu, Jaydeep; Warrier, Sunil; Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian senior team at the 1954 Manila Asian Games". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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| India at the 1954 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Manila | |
|
Medals Ranked 5th |
|
| Asian Games appearances ( overview) | |
India participated in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines from 1 May 1954 to 9 May 1954. India was ranked fifth with 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 8 bronze medals in the overall medal table, in the second edition of the Asian Games. [1]
Parduman Singh Brar won two gold medals in athletics. K. P. Thakkar won a bronze medal in diving.
As of the conclusion of the 2022 Asian Games, 1954 remains the last edition where India won any medals in diving.
Medal summary
Medals by sport
| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|
Athletics
|
2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
|
Wrestling
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
Diving
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
Medals by gender
| Medals by gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|
Male |
4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
|
Female |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
Medal winners
| Medal [2] | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Sarwan Singh | Athletics | Men's 110m hurdles |
| Gold |
Ajit Singh Balla | Athletics | Men's high jump |
| Gold |
Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Men's shot put |
| Gold |
Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Gold |
Christine Brown Stephie D'Souza Violet Peters Mary D'Souza |
Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 m relay |
| Silver |
Joginder Singh Dhanaor | Athletics | Men's 400m |
| Silver |
Sohan Singh Dhanoa | Athletics | Men's 800m |
| Silver |
Joginder Singh Dhanaor Ivan Jacob Harjeet Singh J. B. Joseph |
Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay |
| Silver |
B. G. Kashid | Wrestling | Men's lightweight 67 kg |
| Bronze |
Marian Gabriel | Athletics | Men's 100 m |
| Bronze |
Dalu Ram | Athletics | Men's 5000 m |
| Bronze |
Dalu Ram | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase |
| Bronze |
Ishar Singh Deol | Athletics | Men's shot put |
| Bronze |
Ronnie O'Brien | Athletics | Men's decathlon |
| Bronze |
Christine Brown | Athletics | Women's 100 m |
| Bronze |
K. P. Thakkar | Diving | Men's 10 m platform |
| Bronze |
Sohan Singh | Wrestling | Men's middleweight 79 kg |
Football
Head coach:
Balaidas Chatterjee
[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sanjeeva Uchil |
Bombay
| ||
| GK | Sanat Sett |
Bengal
| ||
| DF | Sailen Manna ( c) | 1 September 1924 (aged 29) |
Mohun Bagan
| |
| DF | Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din | 12 July 1930 (aged 23) |
Hyderabad City Police
| |
| DF | Thenmadom Varghese |
Bombay
| ||
| DF | Anthony Patrick |
Hyderabad City Police
| ||
| MF | Noor Muhammad |
Hyderabad City Police
| ||
| MF | Chandan Singh Rawat | 26 July 1928 (aged 25) |
Bengal
| |
| MF | Amal Dutta | 26 July 1928 (aged 25) |
Bengal
| |
| MF | G.R. Gokul |
Bengal
| ||
| FW | Sayed Moinuddin |
Hyderabad City Police
| ||
| FW | Ahmed Khan | 24 December 1926 (aged 27) |
Hyderabad
| |
| FW | Joe D'Sa | 3 August 1932 (aged 21) |
Bombay
| |
| FW | Krishna Kittu |
Bengal
| ||
| FW | Anthony Braganza |
Bombay
| ||
| FW | M. Jayaram |
Services
| ||
| FW | Thangarajan |
Madras
|
Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Indonesia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
|
India
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
|
Japan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ 2nd Asian Games medal tally Archived 10 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Asian Games 1954 Indian medal winners".
- ^ Basu, Jaydeep; Warrier, Sunil; Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian senior team at the 1954 Manila Asian Games". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
|
| This article about sports in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This Asian Games article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |