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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. There was no question the UK would again be absent at their home ...
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 ...
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in field hockey. Men. Games Gold ... Max Westerkamp: 1948 London details India ... (AUS) Mervyn Crossman
Field hockey made its debut at the Modern Olympic Games as a men's competition in the 1908 Games in London. It was removed from the Olympic schedule of the Summer Olympic Games for the 1924 Paris Games and was reintroduced in the 1928 Amsterdam Games. The Women's field hockey was introduced into the Olympic programme at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
India defeated Australia and Great Britain in quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively. In the final it was the beginning of a new era, for the first time India lost a match at the Olympics, a 0–1 loss to Pakistan in the final which ended India's streak of six successive gold medals and 30 matches unbeaten run. [16]
India got bronze in men's field hockey for a second consecutive Olympics after beating Spain 2-1 earlier Thursday. Before Tokyo in 2021, India had not won a medal in the sport since 1980 — the ...
Events at the 1948 Summer Olympics: Archery • Art competitions • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Basque pelota • Beach volleyball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cricket • Croquet • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Field hockey • Figure skating • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Handball • Ice hockey • Jeu de paume • Judo • Karate ...
The women’s Olympic field hockey battle between Argentina and the Netherlands yesterday (August 7) was brought to a standstill for several minutes after a distressing scene in which a player ...