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The field hockey tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. [1]In five Olympic hockey tournaments, there had only been two different winners, but Britain and India had never competed together at the Olympics.
The Indian field hockey team defeated the British team to win the country's first gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. It was the country's first Olympic gold medal since India became independent. Squad. Leslie Claudius Keshav Dutt Walter D'Souza Lawrie Fernandes Ranganathan Francis Gerry Glackan Akhtar Hussain Patrick Jansen Amir Kumar ...
Kishan Lal (2 February 1917 – 23 June 1980) was an Indian field hockey player. He captained the Indian hockey team at the 1948 Summer Olympics to gold, winning independent India's first gold medal by defeating Great Britain 4-0 in the final.
The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions. The team is governed by the association Hockey India. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row.
Reginald Rodrigues, also known as Reg Rodricks (29 May 1922 – 15 August 1995) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics for the Indian gold medal winning team. India had just gained its independence from Great Britain. He died on 15 August 1995 at the age of 73. [1]
Keshav Chandra Dutt, [1] also spelt as Keshav Datt [2] (29 December 1925 – 7 July 2021), was an Indian field hockey player and played as a halfback. [3] He was a part of the team that won gold medals at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. [4] He made 22 international appearances for India and scored two goals in his career.
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in field hockey. Men. Games Gold Silver Bronze 1908 London details ... 1948 London details India ...
This is a list of all field hockey players who have captained Indian national men's and women's field hockey team at the international level in Olympics. The list includes all Indian captains since the period of 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Indian hockey team 1928 Olympics Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936