Field Hockey
Indian hockey team took part in the games and won the only gold medal for the country. This was also the first Olympic gold medal for the country which they won after gaining independence from the British rule. The team won the final defeating their former masters.
- Squad
Leslie Claudius
Keshav Dutt
Walter D'Souza
Lawrie Fernandes
Ranganathan Francis
Gerry Glacken
Akhtar Hussain
Patrick Jansen
Amir Kumar
Kishan Lal
Leo Pinto
Jaswant Singh Rajput
Latif-ur-Rehman
Reginald Rodrigues
Balbir Singh Sr.
Randhir Singh Gentle
Grahanandan Singh
K. D. Singh
Trilochan Singh
Maxie Vaz
- Group A matches
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | India (IND) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6 | X | 9:1 | 8:0 | 2:0 | |
| 2. | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1:9 | X | 1:1 | 3:2 | |
| 3. | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0:8 | 1:1 | X | 1:1 | |
| 4. | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0:2 | 2:3 | 1:1 | X |
- Semi-finals
| India (IND) | 2 – 1 | Netherlands (NED) |
- Final
| India (IND) | 4 – 0 | Great Britain (GBR) |
Read more about this topic: India At The 1948 Summer Olympics
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