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]
| India at the 1954 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Manila | |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
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
editMedals by sport
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Medals by gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Male | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| Female | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
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Medalists
editFootball
editHead 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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
