India at the 1952 Summer Olympics
India competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 42 events in 11 sports. This marked the first time India had competed as an independent republic.Medalists
Gold
- Kunwar Digvijai Singh - Captain, Leslie Claudius, Keshav Dutt, Chinadorai Deshmutu, Randhir Singh Gentle, Grahanandan Singh, Ranganandhan Francis, Jaswant Rai, Balbir Singh Sr., Dharam Singh, Govind Perumal, Raghbir Lal, Udham Singh, and Muniswamy Rajgopal — Field hockey, Men's Team Competition.
Bronze
- Khashaba Jadhav — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
Athletics
First Female Contingent
Athletics
Mary DsouzaBoxing
Men's Flyweight:
Men's Featherweight:
Men's Welterweight:
Men's Light Heavyweight:
Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
- Raj Kumar Mehra — did not finish
- Netai Bysack — did not finish
- Pradip Bode — did not finish
- Suprovat Chakravarty — did not finish
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Netai Bysack — 24th place
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Shooting
Two shooters represented India in 1952.
;300 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, prone
Weightlifting
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
