India at the 1958 Asian Games

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India at the
1958 Asian Games
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IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
in Tokyo
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
5
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
13
Asian Games appearances (overview)

India participated in the 1958 Asian Games—Third Asian Games, held in the Tokyo, Japan from 24 May to 1 June 1958. Indian athletes achieved total 13 medals with 5 golds and finished at the seventh spot in a medal table.[1]

Medal table[]

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 5 2 2 9
Boxing 0 1 1 2
Hockey 0 1 0 1
Volleyball 0 0 1 1
Total 5 4 4 13

Medalists[]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Milkha Singh Athletics 200 m
 Gold Milkha Singh Athletics 400 m
 Gold Mohinder Singh Athletics Triple jump
 Gold Parduman Singh Brar Athletics Shot put
 Gold Balkar Singh Athletics Discus throw
 Silver Boxing Middleweight (75 kg)
 Silver Stephie D'Souza Athletics 200 m
 Silver Elizabeth Davenport Athletics Javelin throw
 Silver India national hockey team Hockey Men's hockey
 Bronze Parduman Singh Brar Athletics Discus throw
 Bronze Women's relay team Athletics 4 x 100 m relay
 Bronze Boxing Lightweight (60 kg)
 Bronze Men's volleyball team Volleyball Volleyball–Indoor

References[]

  1. ^ "Asian Games – Medal Tally" (pdf). Indian Olympic Association. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
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