India at the 1954 Asian Games
| India at the 1954 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Manila | |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
India participated in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines from 1 May 1954 to 9 May 1954. India was ranked fifth with 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 8 bronze medals in the overall medal table, in the second edition of the Asian Games.[1]
Parduman Singh Brar won two gold medals in athletics. K. P. Thakkar won a bronze medal in diving.
As of the conclusion of the 2022 Asian Games, 1954 remains the last edition where India won any medals in diving.
Medal summary
Medals by sport
| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
 Athletics
|
2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
 Wrestling
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Diving
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
Medals by day
| Medals by day | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date[2][3][4][5][6] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | 1 May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 May | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 May | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 May | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 May | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |
Medals by gender
| Medals by gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
 Male |
4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
 Female |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
Medalists
Football
Head coach: 
Balaidas Chatterjee[8]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sanjeeva Uchil | Bombay
| ||
| GK | Sanat Sett | Bengal
| ||
| DF | Sailen Manna (c) | 1 September 1924 (aged 29) | Mohun Bagan
| |
| DF | Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din | 12 July 1930 (aged 23) | Hyderabad City Police
| |
| DF | Thenmadom Varghese | Bombay
| ||
| DF | Anthony Patrick | Hyderabad City Police
| ||
| MF | Noor Muhammad | Hyderabad City Police
| ||
| MF | Chandan Singh Rawat | 26 July 1928 (aged 25) | Bengal
| |
| MF | Amal Dutta | 26 July 1928 (aged 25) | Bengal
| |
| MF | G.R. Gokul | Bengal
| ||
| FW | Sayed Moinuddin | Hyderabad City Police
| ||
| FW | Ahmed Khan | 24 December 1926 (aged 27) | Hyderabad
| |
| FW | Joe D'Sa | 3 August 1932 (aged 21) | Bombay
| |
| FW | Krishna Kittu | Bengal
| ||
| FW | Anthony Braganza | Bombay
| ||
| FW | M. Jayaram | Services
| ||
| FW | Thangarajan | Madras
|
Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
| India
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
 Japan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ 2nd Asian Games medal tally Archived 10 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Indian Express (4 May 1954)".
- ^ "The Indian Express (5 May 1954)".
- ^ "The Indian Express (6 May 1954)".
- ^ "The Indian Express (7 May 1954)".
- ^ "The Indian Express (10 May 1954)".
- ^ "Asian Games 1954 Indian medal winners".
- ^ Basu, Jaydeep; Warrier, Sunil; Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian senior team at the 1954 Manila Asian Games". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.