India at the 1951 Asian Games
India participated and hosted the 1951 Asian Games held in the capital city , New Delhi from 4 to 11 March 1951. India was ranked second with 15 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad.[1]
| India at the 1951 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in New Delhi | |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Sachin Nag's gold medal in the men's 100m freestyle swimming was the first ever gold for India at the Asian Games, and remains their only gold medal in Asian Games swimming events as of the conclusion of the 2022 Asian Games.
The India national football team won the gold medal in the men's football competition.
Medal table
| Medals by discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline |  |
 |
 |
Total | |
| Athletics | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 | |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diving | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Football | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Water polo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 16 | 20 | 51 | |
Medal winners[2]
Aquatics
Diving
| Athletes | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| K. P. Thakkar | Men's 3 m springboard | 371.25 | |
| Ashu Dutta | 327.20 | | |
| K. P. Thakkar | Men's 10 m platform | 362.05 | |
| TT Dand | 276.60 | | |
Water Polo
Two teams entered the event - India and Singapore
Team
Jahan Ahir
Ganesh Das
D. Daver
R. Dean
Isaac Mansoor
G. Rattansey
Kanti Shah
Gold medal match
| 11 March | India |
6–4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Singapore |
National Stadium Swimming Pool, New Delhi |
| Scoring by half: 2–3, 4–1 | ||||
| Shah, Dean 2 | Goals | Sim B.H. 2 | ||
Football
Coach: Syed Abdul Rahim
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Berland Anthony | Bengal | ||
| DF | T.M. Varghese | Bombay | ||
| DF | Sailen Manna (c) | 1 September 1924 (aged 26) | Mohun Bagan | |
| MF | Sheikh Abdul Latif | 15 August 1928 (aged 22) | Mohammedan Sporting | |
| DF | Chandan Singh Rawat | 26 July 1928 (aged 22) | Services | |
| MF | Noor Mohammed | Hyderabad City Police | ||
| FW | Pansanttom Venkatesh | East Bengal | ||
| FW | Sahu Mewalal | 1 July 1926 (aged 24) | Eastern Railway | |
| FW | Ahmed Khan | 24 December 1926 (aged 24) | Bengal | |
| FW | P. B. A. Saleh | 28 November 1928 (aged 22) | Bengal | |
| GK | Kenchappa Varadaraj | 7 May 1924 (aged 26) | Mysore | |
| MF | T. Shanmugham | 19 June 1920 (aged 30) | Mysore | |
| FW | Santosh Nandy | Bengal | ||
| DF | Syed Khwaja Azizuddin | 12 July 1930 (aged 20) | Hyderabad City Police | |
| DF | Sunil Chatterjee | Bengal | ||
| MF | Abhoy Ghosh | Bengal | ||
| MF | D.N. Devine Jones | 15 August 1928 (aged 22) | Services | |
| FW | G.Y.S. Laiq | Hyderabad City Police | ||
| FW | Loganathan | Madras | ||
| FW | Madar Abdus Sattar | Bengal | ||
| FW | Runu Guha Thakurta | Bengal | ||
| FW | A. M. Bachan | Orissa |
Quarterfinals
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References
- 1st Asian Games medal tally Archived 8 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Asian Games 1951 Indian medal winners".
- Majumdar, Rounak (22 April 2019). "The Golden Years of Indian Football". www.chaseyoursport.com. Kolkata: Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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