All Medals won by Indian hockey team at Olympics

India won its first hockey Olympic medal a gold in 1928 at Amsterdam.

The Indian men’s hockey team has a rich history at the Olympic games dating back to 1928. The sport has not only produced legends but also has delivered milestone victories for the nation. India’s dominance hockey over the past has been unmatched to this date.

Hockey was introduced for the first time in the summer games in 1908 at London. The participation was at a minimum as only six nations competed at the inaugural edition. The numbers began to rise in the next few editions which also saw the India taking over the podium.

Major Dhyan Chand has been the nation’s greatest sporting hero whose exploits in Hockey is known worldwide. The legacy continued in the Indian hockey team as Balbir Singh Sr was known as the modern-day Dhyan Chand. He was one of the most successful captains in the history of hockey and an iconic centre-forward.

India’s first summer games medal in Hockey came during 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. The team went on to win six consecutive gold medals at the Olympics till 1956. The streak was broken by Pakistan during the final of the 1960 Olympics in Rome.

Leslie Claudius and Udham Singh remain the only Indian athletes to win four Olympic medals. There are a total of seven Indians with three Olympic gold medals in field hockey. India has won 13 Olympic medals in Hockey consisting of eight gold medals, one silver and four bronze. Take a look at the Indian teams with hockey medals at the Olympics.

1928 Amsterdam Olympics

• Date: 17th May-26th May 1928
• Position: Gold Medal
• Captain: Jaipal Singh Munda

Squad: Jaipal Singh (C), Richard Allen, Dhyan Chand, Maurice Gateley, William Goodsir-Cullen, Leslie Hammond, Feroz Khan, George Marthins, Rex Norris, Broome Penniger (VC), Michael Rocque, Frederic Seaman, Ali Shaukat, Sayed Yusuf, Kher Singh Gill and Nawab of Pataudi.

1932 Los Angeles Olympics

• Date: 4th August-11th August 1932
• Position: Gold Medal
• Captain: Syed Lal Shah Bokhari

Squad: Lal Shah Bokhari (C), Richard Allen, Muhammad Aslam, Frank Brewin, Richard Carr, Dhyan Chand, Leslie Hammond, Arthur Hind, Sayed Jaffar, Masud Minhas, Broome Penniger, Gurmit Singh Kullar, Roop Singh, William Sullivan and Carlyle Tapsell.

1936 Berlin Olympics

• Date: 4th August-15th August 1936
• Position: Gold Medal
• Captain: Dhyan Chand

Squad: Dhyan Chand (C), Richard Allen, Ali Dara, Lionel Emmett, Peter Fernandes, Joseph Galibardy, Earnest Goodsir-Cullen, Mohammed Hussain, Sayed Jaffar (VC), Ahmed Sher Khan, Ahsan Khan, Mirza Masood, Cyril Michie, Baboo Nimal, Joseph Phillips, Shabban Shahab-ud-Din, G.S. Garewal, Roop Singh and Carlyle Tapsell.

1948 London Olympics

• Date: 31st July-13th August 1948
• Position: Gold Medal
• Captain: Kishan Lal

Squad: Kishan Lal (C), Leslie Claudius, Keshav Dutt, Walter D’Souza, Lawrie Fernandes, Ranganathan Francis, Gerry Glacken, Akhtar Hussain, Patrick Jansen, Amir Kumar, Leo Pinto, Jaswant Singh Rajput, Latif-ur-Rehman, Reginald Rodrigues, Balbir Singh Sr., Randhir Singh Gentle, Grahanandan Singh, K. D. Singh Babu (VC), Trilochan Singh and Maxie Vaz.

1952 Helsinki Olympics

• Date: 15th July-24th July 1952
• Position: Gold Medal
• Captain: KD Singh Babu

Squad: K. D. Singh Babu (C), Leslie Claudius, Meldric Daluz, Keshav Dutt, Chinadorai Deshmutu, Ranganathan Francis, Raghbir Lal, Govind Perumal, Muniswamy Rajgopal, Balbir Singh Sr., Randhir Singh Gentle, Udham Singh, Swarup Singh, Jaswant Singh, C.S. Dubey, C.S. Gurung, Dharam Singh and Grahanandan Singh.

1956 Melbourne Olympics

• Date: 23rd November-6thDecember 1956
• Position: Gold Medal
• Captain: Balbir Singh Sr.

Squad: Balbir Singh Sr.(C), Leslie Claudius, Ranganathan Francis, Haripal Kaushik, Amir Kumar, Raghbir Lal, Shankar Lakshman, Govind Perumal, Amit Singh Bakshi, Raghbir Singh Bhola, Hardyal Singh Garchey, Randhir Singh Gentle, Balkishan Singh Grewal, Gurdev Singh Kullar, Udham Singh Kullar, Bakshish Singh, O.P. Malhotra and Charles Stephen.

1960 Rome Olympics

• Date: 26th August-11thSeptember 1960
• Position: Silver Medal
• Captain: Leslie Claudius

Squad: Leslie Claudius (C), Joseph Antic, Jaman Lal Sharma, Mohinder Lal, Shankar Laxman, Victor John Peter, Govind Sawant, Raghbir Singh Bhola, Udham Singh Kullar, Charanjit Singh, Jaswant Singh, Joginder Singh, Prithipal Singh, Balkishan Singh Grewal, Cinnadorai Deshmuthu, Kulwant Arora, Bandu Patil, Erman K Bastian, Shanta Ram, Hari Pal Kaushik and J. Mascarenhas.

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1964 Tokyo Olympics

• Date: 11thOctober-23rd October 1964
• Position: Gold Medal
• Captain: Charanjit Singh

Squad: Charanjit Singh (C), Shankar Laxman, R A Christy, Prithipal Singh, Dharam Singh, Gurbux Singh, Mohinder Lal, Jagjit Singh, Rajinder Singh, Joginder Singh, Hari Pal Kaushik, Harbinder Singh, Balbir Singh, Bandu Patil, Victor John Peter, Udham Singh Kullar, Darshan Singh and Syed Mushtaq Ali.

1968 Mexico Olympics

• Date: 13th October-26th October 1968
• Position: Bronze Medal
• Captain: Prithipal Singh

Squad: Prithipal Singh (C), R A Christy, Krishnamurty Perumal, Victor John Peter, Inam-Ur Rahman Munir Sait, Ajitpal Pal Singh, Balbir Singh (Services), Balbir Singh (Railways), Balbir Singh (Punjab) Gurbux Singh, Harbinder Singh, Harmik Singh, Inder Singh, Tarsem Singh, Dharam Singh and Jagjit Singh.

1972 Munich Olympics

• Date: 27thAugust-10thSeptember 1968
• Position: Bronze Medal
• Captain: Harmilk Singh

Squad: Harmik Singh (C), B. P. Govinda, Charles Cornelius, Manuel Frederick, Michael Kindo, Ashok Kumar, M. P. Ganesh, Krishnamurty Perumal, Ajitpal Singh, Harbinder Singh, Harcharan Singh, Kulwant Singh, Mukhbain Singh, Virinder Singh, Aslam Sher Khan, Vece Paes, V J Philips and Ajit Singh.

1980 Moscow Olympics

• Date: 20thJuly-29thJuly 1968
• Position: Gold Medal
• Captain: Vasudevan Baskaran

Squad: Vasudevan Baskaran (C), Bir Bhadur Chettri, Allan Schofield, Sylvanus Dung Dung, Rajinder Singh, Davinder Singh, Gurmail Singh, Ravinder Pal Singh, MM Somaya, Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, Charanjit Kumar, Merwyn Fernandes, Amarjit Singh Rana, Mohd. Shahid, Surinder Singh Sodhi and Zafar Iqbal.

2020 Tokyo Olympics

• Date: 23rd July-8th August 2021
• Position: 3rd
• Captain: Manpreet Singh

Squad: PR Sreejesh, Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra, Surender Kumar, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh (Captain), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, Shamsher Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Simranjeet Singh, Mandeep Singh.

2024 Paris Olympics

• Date: 27 July-8th August 2024
• Position: 3rd
• Captain: Harmanpreet Singh

Squad: PR Sreejesh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Sumit, Sanjay, Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Jugraj Singh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak.

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