India at the 1958 Asian Games

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India at the 3rd Asian Games
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Flag of India
IOC code  IND
NOC Indian Olympic Association
1958 Asian Games in Tokyo
Competitors
Medals
Rank: 7
Gold
5
Silver
4
Bronze
5
Total
14
Asian Games history (summary)
Asian Games
Asian Winter Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Asian Beach Games
Asian Youth Games

*As Independent Olympic Athletes (AOI)

South Asian Games history
South Asian Games

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 14 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 5 14

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 Hari Singh (boxer) 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 Sundar Rao Boxing Lightweight (60 kg)
 Bronze Men's volleyball team Volleyball Volleyball–Indoor

References

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