As Berlin, under Hitler hosted the world event before the second World War started, Dhyan Chand, the magician, earned praise from all, including the Germans. India completed a hattrick of Men’s Hockey Gold medal without any challenge. Indian wrestlers returned to Olympics after a gap of 12 years, while U Zaw Weik became the first Indian weightlifter to be at Olympics.
Indian Performance in Every Olympics
History of All Sports Played at Olympics by India
Indian Medals In Olympics: When and Who Got It!!
Olympics Statistics
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Venue: Berlin, Germany
Sports: 129 in 19 sports
Participating Nations: 49
Athletes Participating: (3,632 men, 331 women)
Indian Statistics
- India Ranking: 20
Flag Bearer: Dhyan Chand (Hockey)
Indian Team: 27 Athletes (6 events in 2 Sports)
Sports-India: Athletics, Hockey, Weightlifting, Wrestling
3rd Olympics: Dhyan Chand, Richard Allen (Goalkeeper)
2nd Olympics: Sayed Jaffar, Roop Singh, Carlyle Tapsell
Hockey: 2nd Gold
- 3rd Olympics: Dhyan Chand, Richard Allen (Goalkeeper)
2nd Olympics: Sayed Jaffar, Roop Singh, Carlyle Tapsell
Others: Ali Dara, Lionel Emmett, Peter Paul Fernandes, Joe Galibardy, Ernie Goodsir-Cullen, Sayed Muhammad Hussain, Ahmed Sher Khan, Ahsan Muhammad Khan, Mirza Nasir-ud-Din Masood, Cyril Michie, Baboo Nimal, Joe Phillips, Shabban Shahab-ud-Din, Gurcharan Singh Grewal
Athletics: 4 Athletes in 7 events
- Gyan Bhalla: Round 1 in Men’s 400 metres, 800 m
Raunaq Singh Gill: Round 1 in Men’s 5,000 metres, Did not finish Men’s 10,000 metres
Arul Swami: 37th in Men’s Marathon
Eric Whiteside: Round 1 in Men’s 100 metres, 200 m
Weightlifting: Debut at Olympics
U Zaw Weik: 15th in Men’s Middleweight
Wrestling: 3 Men in 3 events
- Rashid Anwar: Round 3 of Men’s Welterweight, Freestyle
Karam Rasul: Round 3 of Men’s Middleweight, Freestyle
Shankarrao Thorat: Round 3 of Men’s Bantamweight, Freestyle
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