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India at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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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

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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

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Athletics

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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

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Field hockey

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Men's team competition

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Preliminary round

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Group A
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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 field hockey ball 1', 66'
Chand field hockey ball 17'
Surjit field hockey ball 49' 		Report
Umpires:
Francis Steurs (BEL)
Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
19 July 1976
15:00
Netherlands  3–1  India
Kruize field hockey ball 31'
Litjens field hockey ball 47', 48' 		Report Philips field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Louis-Michel Gillet (FRA)
Graham Nash (GBR)
21 July 1976
15:00
Australia  6–1  India
Riley field hockey ball 13', 30', 50'
Browning field hockey ball 26'
Irvine field hockey ball 45'
Smith field hockey ball 54' 		Report Surjit field hockey ball 21'
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Fritz Seegers (FRG)
22 July 1976
10:00
India  3–0  Canada
Ajit field hockey ball 10'
Philips field hockey ball 47', 69' 		Report
Umpires:
Jaime Salvatella (ESP)
Mohamed Abdel Gomaa (EGY)
24 July 1976
10:00
India  3–0  Malaysia
Ashok field hockey ball 4', 16'
Surjit field hockey ball 60' 		Report
Umpires:
Graham Nash (GBR)
Peter Jackson (GBR)
26 July 1976
13:00
Australia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  India
Charlesworth field hockey ball 33' Report Surjit field hockey ball 34'
Penalties
Bell Penalty shoot-out scored
Haigh Penalty shoot-out scored
Walsh Penalty shoot-out scored
Smith Penalty shoot-out scored
Charlesworth Penalty shoot-out scored 		5–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Surjit
Penalty shoot-out scored Ajit Pal
Penalty shoot-out scored Ashok
Penalty shoot-out missed Ajit
Penalty shoot-out scored Philips
Umpires:
Louis-Michel Gillet (FRA)
Peter Paul Lathouwers (NED)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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

Seventh place game

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

References

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  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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