India competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 45 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 6 sports. India's only medal in the Games was a silver in men's field hockey, when they lost to Pakistan in the final, ending the country's hockey gold-winning streak that had started in 1928 in British India. Athlete Milkha Singh finished 4th in Men's 400m.
Medalists +MedalAthleteSportsEventSilverJoseph Antic
Leslie Claudius
Jaman Lal Sharma
Mohinder Lal
Shankar Lakshman
John Peter
Govind Sawant
Raghbir Singh Bhola
Udham Singh Kullar
Charanjit Singh
Jaswant Singh
Joginder Singh
Prithipal SinghField hockeyMen's Tournament
Competitors + Sport Men Women Total Events Athletics 8 0 8 6 Football 14 0 14 1 Field hockey 14 0 14 1 Shooting 3 0 3 2 Weightlifting 1 0 1 1 Wrestling 5 0 5 5 Total 45 0 45 16
Athletics 8 Athletes represents India in 1960 Summer Olympics. Milkha Singh finished second in all of the 400m rounds prior to the final, improving his time on each occasion. In the final he finished fourth with a time of 45.6, this being a decision that required a photo-finish. His finishing position was not bettered by an Indian track athlete until the 1984 Olympics. Men Track and Road Events AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMilkha Singh400 m47:60 NR3 Q46:52 Q45:92 Q45:64Jagmohan Singh110 m Hurdles15:345Did Not AdvanceLal ChandMarathonN/A2:32:13.040Jagmal Singh2:35:01.045Ranjit Bhatia2:57:06.0605000m15:06.611N/ADid Not AdvanceAjit Singh 20 km walk N/ADSQ 50 km walk N/A4:47:28.415Zora Singh 20 km walk N/A1:43:19.820 50 km walk N/A4:37:44.68
Field Events +AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankGurbachan Singh RandhawaHigh Jump1.90m27Did Not AdvanceB.V. SatyanarayanLong Jump6.70m44Did Not AdvanceVirsa Singh7.08m30
Field hockey
India played a few practice matches leading into the group stage games. They defeated Great Britain 8–0 on 22 August and Australia 5–2 three days later. 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 by a goal Ahmad Nasir to secure the second position.
Team Roster:
Joseph Antic Leslie Claudius Jaman Lal Sharma Mohinder Lal Shankar Lakshman John Peter Govind Sawant Raghbir Singh Bhola Udham Singh Kullar Charanjit Singh Jaswant Singh Joginder Singh Prithipal Singh Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankIndia men'sMen's tournamentW 10–0W 4–1W 3–01W 1–0W 1–0L 0–1
Preliminary round
Group A
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Gold medal match
Football
Group D Team3300153+126311139−63310269−32301236−31
Shooting
Three shooters represented India in 1960. +AthleteEventScoreRankPaul Cheema SinghMen's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol43457Karni SinghMen's Trap1838Keshav Sen -AC QR
Weightlifting
+AthleteEventTotal(Kgs)RankLaxmi Kanta DasMen's 60 kg315.012
Wrestling
Men's freestyle AthleteEventRound 1ResultRound 2ResultRound 3ResultRound 4ResultRound 5ResultRound 6ResultRound 7ResultRankS. Shiam−62 kgL colspan=6 25Gian Prakash−67 kgL W L colspan=3 15Udey Chand−73 kgW L L colspan=3 14Madho Singh−79 kgW W L L colspan=2 5Sajjan Singh−87 kgW W L L colspan=2 7
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database