India at the 1958 Asian Games
India participated in the 1958 Asian Games—Third Asian Games, held in the Tokyo, Japan from 24 May to 1 June 1958. Indian athletes achieved total 13 medals with 5 golds and finished at the seventh spot in a medal table.[1]
| India at the 1958 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Tokyo | |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Medal table
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hockey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Milkha Singh | Athletics | 200 m |
| Gold | Milkha Singh | Athletics | 400 m |
| Gold | Mohinder Singh | Athletics | Triple jump |
| Gold | Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Shot put |
| Gold | Balkar Singh | Athletics | Discus throw |
 Silver | Hari Singh (boxer) | Boxing | Middleweight (75 kg) |
| Silver | Stephie D'Souza | Athletics | 200 m |
| Silver | Elizabeth Davenport | Athletics | Javelin throw |
| Silver | India national hockey team | Hockey | Men's hockey |
 Bronze | Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Discus throw |
| Bronze | Women's relay team | Athletics | 4 x 100 m relay |
| Bronze | Sundar Rao | Boxing | Lightweight (60 kg) |
| Bronze | Men's volleyball team | Volleyball | Volleyball–Indoor |
Football
Head coach: T. Shome
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Peter Thangaraj | 24 December 1935 (aged 22) | Madras Regimental Centre | |||
| GK | S. S. Narayan | 12 November 1934 (aged 23) | Caltex Bombay | |||
| DF | Mohammad Abdul Salaam | Bengal | ||||
| DF | Syed Khwaja Azizuddin (c) | 12 July 1930 (aged 27) | Hyderabad City Police | |||
| DF | Abdul Latif | 15 August 1928 (aged 29) | Mohammedan Sporting | |||
| DF | Ahmed Hussain | Bengal | ||||
| MF | Mariappa Kempiah | 4 March 1932 (aged 26) | Mohun Bagan | |||
| MF | Noor Mohammed | Hyderabad City Police | ||||
| MF | Nikhil Nandy | Eastern Railway | ||||
| MF | Bir Bahadur Gurung | East Bengal | ||||
| FW | K. T. Pavitran | Bombay | ||||
| FW | Pradip Kumar Banerjee | 23 June 1936 (aged 21) | Bengal | |||
| FW | Chuni Goswami | 15 January 1938 (aged 20) | Mohun Bagan | |||
| FW | M. Rahmatullah | Bengal | ||||
| FW | D. Damodaram | Bengal | ||||
| FW | Dharmalingam Kannan | 8 July 1936 (aged 21) | Hyderabad | |||
| FW | Tulsidas Balaram | 4 October 1936 (aged 21) | East Bengal |
Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 4 |
| India |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 0 |
Source:
| India | 1–2 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
Rahmatullah[2]  35' |
Thio Him Tjiang 11' 53' |
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Semifinals
| India | 1–3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Damodaran[3] 67' |
Choi Chung-min 13' Lee Soo-nam 75'Moon Jung-sik |
References
- "Asian Games – Medal Tally" (PDF). Indian Olympic Association. Archived from the original (pdf) on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- Ghoshal, Amoy (17 August 2014). "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1958 Tokyo". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "KOREA, TAIWAN IN SOCCER FINAL". The Sunday Standard. 1 June 1958. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- "INDONESIA GET BRONZE MEDAL BEATING INDIA". The Indian Express. 2 June 1958. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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