India at the 1976 Summer Olympics

India at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.ind.in
in Montreal
Competitors26 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Ajit Pal Singh
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

India competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This was the first Olympics since 1928 in which the Indian Men's hockey team did not win an Olympic Medal.

Competitors

Sports Men Women Total Events
Athletics 4 0 4 4
Boxing 2 0 2 2
Field hockey 16 0 16 1
Shooting 3 0 3 2
Weightlifting 1 0 1 1
Total 26 0 26 10

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:45.86
  • Semi Final — 1:46.42
  • Final — 1:45.77 (→ 7th place)

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Heat — 28:48.72 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Heat — 7.67m (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Boxing

Field hockey

Men's team competition

Preliminary round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 11 3 +8 10 Semi-finals
2  Australia 5 3 0 2 14 6 +8 6[a]
3  India 5 3 0 2 12 9 +3 6[a]
4  Malaysia 5 2 0 3 3 7 −4 4
5  Canada (H) 5 1 0 4 4 11 −7 2
6  Argentina 5 1 0 4 4 12 −8 2
Source: Olympedia
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Australia and India finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool. The match was contested on 26 July 1976 and Australia won 5–4 after a penalty shoot-out.
18 July 1976
10:00
India  4–0  Argentina
Ajit  1', 66'
Chand  17'
Surjit  49' 		Report
Umpires:
Francis Steurs (BEL)
Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
19 July 1976
15:00
Netherlands  3–1  India
Kruize  31'
Litjens  47', 48' 		Report Philips  37'
Umpires:
Louis-Michel Gillet (FRA)
Graham Nash (GBR)
21 July 1976
15:00
Australia  6–1  India
Riley  13', 30', 50'
Browning  26'
Irvine  45'
Smith  54' 		Report Surjit  21'
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Fritz Seegers (FRG)
22 July 1976
10:00
India  3–0  Canada
Ajit  10'
Philips  47', 69' 		Report
Umpires:
Jaime Salvatella (ESP)
Mohamed Abdel Gomaa (EGY)
24 July 1976
10:00
India  3–0  Malaysia
Ashok  4', 16'
Surjit  60' 		Report
Umpires:
Graham Nash (GBR)
Peter Jackson (GBR)
26 July 1976
13:00
Australia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  India
Charlesworth  33' Report Surjit  34'
Penalties
Bell
Haigh
Walsh
Smith
Charlesworth 		5–4 Surjit
Ajit Pal
Ashok
Ajit
Philips
Umpires:
Louis-Michel Gillet (FRA)
Peter Paul Lathouwers (NED)

Fifth to eighth place classification

29 July 1976
17:00
India  2–3  West Germany
Mohinder  20'
Ajit Pal  66' 		Report Strödter  38', 62'
Dröse  60'
Umpires:
Richard Jewell (AUS)
Graham Nash (GBR)

Seventh place game

30 July 1976
10:00
India  2–0  Malaysia
Aslam Sher  55', 59' Report
Umpires:
Peter Paul Lathouwers (NED)
Bob Davidzon (NED)

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "India Hockey at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.


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