India competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The men's field hockey team won their second consecutive gold, which like the previous Olympic edition was India's solitary medal at the Games.
Athletics
4 Indian athletes, all men, competed across 5 events in the 1932 Olympics. +AthleteEventHeatSemifinalsFinalsResultRankResultRankResultRankBunoo Sutton100 m11.4 s4thDid not advance110 m Hurdles15.1 s3rdUnknown4thDid not advanceRonald Vernieux100 m11.0 s4thDid not advance200 m22.8 s4thDid not advanceMehar Chand DhawanTriple JumpN/A13.66m14thBunoo Sutton/Ronald Vernieux/ Mehar Chand Dhawan/Dickie CarrN/A43.7 s5thDid not advance Aquatics Swimming
One male athlete competed.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNalin Malik400 m freestyle 5:59.0 19 Did not advance1500 m freestyle 23:52.4 15 Did not advance
Field hockey Due to the effects of The Great Depression and the cost of travel to the United States, only 3 Field Hockey teams ended up competing at the Olympics: India, Japan and the hosts, the USA. The event then took place as a short group stage competition, with each team playing each opponent once. To finance their travel, the Indian team played exhibition matches at every stop on their long journey by sea to Los Angeles. Once there, none of the teams even came close to the ability of the Indians, as Japan were beaten 11–1 and America were thrashed 24–1 on 11 August 1932, in the deciding game. The team even rotated the entire squad between games just so that all the players would get a medal. Dickie (Richard) Carr competed in both Field Hockey and the events. Team Richard Allen, Muhammad Aslam, Lal Bokhari (c), Frank Brewin, Richard Carr, Dhyan Chand, Leslie Hammond, Arthur Hind, Sayed Jaffar, Masud Minhas, Broome Pinniger, Gurmit Singh Kullar, Roop Singh, William Sullivan, and Carlyle Tapsell.
Results
Matches
Medalists Gold Richard Allen, Muhammad Aslam, Lal Bokhari, Frank Brewin, Richard Carr, Dhyan Chand, Leslie Hammond, Arthur Hind, Sayed Jaffar, Masud Minhas, Broome Pinniger, Gurmit Singh Kullar, Roop Singh, William Sullivan, and Carlyle Tapsell.
Gallery
References
Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Indian hockey team's 1932 Olympics gold no less than a Hollywood blockbuster