India participated in the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan from 24 May to 1 June 1958. India was ranked seventh with 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 4 bronze medals, in the third edition of the Asian Games.[1]
| India at the 1958 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Tokyo | |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
This edition of the Asian Games marked the debut of field hockey. India won the silver medal.
Medal summary
editMedals by sport
edit| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
 Athletics
|
3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
 Boxing
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Field hockey
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Volleyball
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Medals by gender
edit| Medals by gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
 Male |
5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
 Female |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Milkha Singh | Athletics | Men's 200 m |
| Gold |
Milkha Singh | Athletics | Men's 400 m |
| Gold |
Mohinder Singh | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
| Gold |
Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Men's shot put |
| Gold |
Balkar Singh | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
 Silver |
Hari Singh Thapa | Boxing | Men's 75 kg |
| Silver |
Stephie D'Souza | Athletics | Women's 200 m |
| Silver |
Elizabeth Davenport | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Silver |
Hockey | Men's team | |
 Bronze |
Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Bronze |
Christine Brown Violet Peters Stephie D'Souza Mary Leela Rao |
Athletics | Women's 4 x 100 m relay |
| Bronze |
Sundar Rao | Boxing | Men's 60 kg |
| Bronze |
|
Volleyball | Men's team |
Football
editHead coach: 
T. Shome
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Peter Thangaraj | 24 December 1935 (aged 22) | Madras Regimental Centre
| |||
| GK | S. S. Narayan | 12 November 1934 (aged 23) | Caltex Bombay
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| DF | Mohammad Abdul Salaam | Bengal
| ||||
| DF | Syed Khwaja Azizuddin (c) | 12 July 1930 (aged 27) | Hyderabad City Police
| |||
| DF | Abdul Latif | 15 August 1928 (aged 29) | Mohammedan Sporting
| |||
| DF | Ahmed Hussain | Bengal
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| MF | Mariappa Kempiah | 4 March 1932 (aged 26) | Mohun Bagan
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| MF | Noor Mohammed | Hyderabad City Police
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| MF | Nikhil Nandy | Eastern Railway
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| MF | Bir Bahadur Gurung | East Bengal
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| FW | K. T. Pavitran | Bombay
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| FW | Pradip Kumar Banerjee | 23 June 1936 (aged 21) | Bengal
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| FW | Chuni Goswami | 15 January 1938 (aged 20) | Mohun Bagan
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| FW | M. Rahmatullah | Bengal
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| FW | D. Damodaram | Bengal
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| FW | Dharmalingam Kannan | 8 July 1936 (aged 21) | Hyderabad
| |||
| FW | Tulsidas Balaram | 4 October 1936 (aged 21) | East Bengal
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Preliminary round
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 4 |
| India
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 2 |
 Burma
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| India | 1–2 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
Rahmatullah[2]  35' |
Thio Him Tjiang 11' 53' |
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
edit| India | 1–3 |  South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Damodaran[3] 67' |
Choi Chung-min 13' Lee Soo-nam 75'Moon Jung-sik |
Bronze medal match
editReferences
edit- ^ "Asian Games – Medal Tally" (PDF). Indian Olympic Association. Archived from the original (pdf) on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ghoshal, Amoy (17 August 2014). "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1958 Tokyo". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "KOREA, TAIWAN IN SOCCER FINAL". The Sunday Standard. 1 June 1958. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ a b "INDONESIA GET BRONZE MEDAL BEATING INDIA". The Indian Express. 2 June 1958. Retrieved 13 January 2014.