India at the 1951 Asian Games

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India at the
1951 Asian Games
Flag of India.svg
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
in New Delhi
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
15
Silver
16
Bronze
20
Total
51
Asian Games appearances (overview)

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] Sachin Nag won a gold in swimming in this edition.

Medal table

Medals by discipline
Discipline Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg 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 winner's

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Lavy Pinto Athletics Men's 100 m
 Gold Lavy Pinto Athletics Men's 200 m
 Gold Ranjit Singh Athletics Men's 800 m
 Gold Nikka Singh Athletics Men's 1500 m
 Gold A. S. Bakshi
Govind Singh
Balwant Singh
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay
 Gold Chota Singh Athletics Men's Marathon
 Gold Mahabir Prasad Athletics Men's 10000 m walk
 Gold Bakhtawar Singh Athletics Men's 50 km walk
 Gold Madan Lal Athletics Men's Shot put
 Gold Makhan Singh Athletics Men's Discus throw
 Gold K. P. Thakkar Diving Men's 3 m springboard
 Gold K. P. Thakkar Diving Men's 10 m platform
 Gold India Football Men's Team[2]
 Gold Sachin Nag Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle
 Gold India Water Polo Men's Team
 Silver M. Gabriel Athletics Men's 200 m
 Silver A.S.Bakshi Athletics Men's 400 m
 Silver Kulwant Singh Athletics Men's 800 m
 Silver Pritam Singh Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Silver Teja Singh Athletics 400 m Hurdles
 Silver Lavy Pinto
M. Gabriel
Ram Swaroop <
Alfred Shamin
Athletics 4×100 m relay
 Silver B. Das Athletics 50 Km walk
 Silver Baldev Singh Athletics Long Jump
 Silver Somnath Chopra Athletics Hammer Throw
 Silver Parsa Singh Athletics Javelin Throw
 Silver Rohan Mistry Athletics Women's 100 m
 Silver Mary D'Souza
Roshan Mistry
Banoo Gulzar
Pat Mendonca
Athletics Women's 4×100 m relay
 Silver Dhangar
Raj Kumar Mehra
Madan Mohan
Gurdev Singh
Cycling Team pursuit
 Silver Ashu Dutt Diving 3 m Springboard
 Silver Kanti Shah Swimming 100 m backstroke
 Silver Kamineni Eswara Rao Weightlifting Middle Heavyweight 90 kg

References

  1. ^ 1st Asian Games medal tally Archived 8 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 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.