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.
| India at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 26 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ajit Pal Singh |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
edit| 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
editMen'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
- Shivnath Singh — 2:16:22 (→ 11th place)
- S. K. Rai (Featherweight) – lost first round
- C. C. Machaiah (Light Welterweight) – lost first round
Men's team competition
edit- Team roster[1]
- ( 1.) Ajitpal Singh
- ( 2.) Vadivelu Phillips
- ( 3.) Baldev Singh
- ( 4.) Ashok Diwan
- ( 5.) Billimoga Govinda
- ( 6.) Ashok Kumar
- ( 7.) Varinder Singh
- ( 8.) Harcharan Singh
- ( 9.) Mohinder Singh
- (10.) Aslam Sher Khan
- (11.) Syed Ali
- (12.) Bir Bhadur Chettri
- (13.) Chand Singh
- (14.) Ajit Singh
- (15.) Surjit Singh
- (16.) Vasudevan Baskaran
- Head coach: Gurbux Singh
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Netherlands
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Australia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6[a] | |
| 3 |  India
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6[a] | |
| 4 |  Malaysia
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Canada (H)
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Argentina
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 |
- ^ 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.
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Fifth to eighth place classification
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Seventh place game
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References
edit- ^ 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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