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
Competitors
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
Field Events
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
Preliminary round
Group A
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Gold medal match
Football
Group D
Shooting
Three shooters represented India in 1960.
Weightlifting
Wrestling
- Men's freestyle
References
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
