India at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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India
competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta
, United States
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Archery
In India's third appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by three men. Lalremsanga Chhangte was the only one to win a match.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Athletics
Men's Discus Throw
Women's 4x400 metres Relay
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (48kg)
Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
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, United States
United States
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Bronze
- Leander PaesLeander PaesLeander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
— TennisTennis at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the host nation United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals in tennis. For the first time at the Olympics, a single bronze medal was awarded in each event.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...
, Men's Singles Competition.
ArcheryArchery at the 1996 Summer OlympicsArchery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events. The events were held in neighboring Stone Mountain.All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed in each the men's individual and women's individual competitions. They began with a 72-arrow ranking round...
In India's third appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by three men. Lalremsanga Chhangte was the only one to win a match.Men's Individual Competition:
- Lalremsanga Chhangte — Round of 32, 25th place (1-1)
- Skalzang Dorje — Round of 64, 47th place (0-1)
- Limba RamLimba RamLimba Ram is an Indian archer who represented India in international competitions including three Olympics. He equalled an archery world record in 1992 at the Asian Championships in Beijing...
— Round of 64, 63rd place (0-1)
Men's Team Competition:
- Chhangte, Dorje, and Ram — Round of 16, 14th place (0-1)
AthleticsAthletics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
Men's Discus Throw
- Shakti SinghShakti SinghShakti Singh is an Indian discus thrower and shot putter.His personal best shot put is 20.60 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Bangalore. His personal best discus throw is 61.72 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Bangalore.-Achievements:...
- Qualification — 56.58m (→ did not advance)
Women's 4x400 metres Relay
- Beenamol Mathew, Rosa KuttyRosa KuttyRosa Kutty is a former Indian woman athlete who participated in 1996 and 2000 Olympics in 4x 400 relay race. She won silver medal in 1998 Asian Games in 800 mt race. She is from Aayavana, Muvattupuzha in Kerala and now live inMangalore in Karnataka...
Kunnath Chacko, Jyotirmoyee SikdarJyotirmoyee SikdarJyotirmoyee Sikdar is a Member of Parliament, India representing Krishnagar of West Bengal in the 14th Lok Sabha. She is affiliated to the Communist Party of India ....
, and Shiny Wilson - Qualification — DSQ (→ did not advance)
BoxingBoxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...
Men's Light Flyweight (48kg)
- Thapa Debendra
- First Round — Lost to Makepula Masibulele (South Africa) after referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
- Gurcharn Singh
- First Round — Lost to Enrique Flores (Puerto Rico), 7-15
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
- Lakha Singh
- First Round — Lost to Woiciech Bartnik (Poland), 2-14
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A):
- IndiaIndia national field hockey teamThe India national field hockey team is the national men's team representing field hockey in India. It is the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation....
– Argentina 0 - 1 - IndiaIndia national field hockey teamThe India national field hockey team is the national men's team representing field hockey in India. It is the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation....
– Germany 1 - 1 - IndiaIndia national field hockey teamThe India national field hockey team is the national men's team representing field hockey in India. It is the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation....
– United States 4 - 0 - IndiaIndia national field hockey teamThe India national field hockey team is the national men's team representing field hockey in India. It is the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation....
– Pakistan 0 - 0 - IndiaIndia national field hockey teamThe India national field hockey team is the national men's team representing field hockey in India. It is the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation....
– Spain 3 - 1 - Classification Matches:
- 5th/8th place: IndiaIndia national field hockey teamThe India national field hockey team is the national men's team representing field hockey in India. It is the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation....
– South Korea 3 - 3 (South Korea wins after penalty strokes, 5 - 3) - 7th/8th place: IndiaIndia national field hockey teamThe India national field hockey team is the national men's team representing field hockey in India. It is the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation....
– Great Britain 3 - 4 → 8th place - Team Roster:
- Subbaiah Anjaparavanda
- Harpreet Singh
- Mohammed RiazMohammed RiazRiaz Nabi Mohammed is a former captain of the Indian field hockey team. He represented India at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the Arjuna award in 1998 for his outstanding achievements.His father was an international umpire Mohammed Nabi.-References:*...
- Sanjeev Kumar
- Baljeet Singh
- Sabu Varkey
- Mukesh Kumar
- Rahul Singh
- Dhanraj PillayDhanraj PillayDhanraj Pillay is a field hockey player and former captain of the Indian hockey team. He is currently the manager of the Indian Hockey team...
- Pargat Singh (captain)
- Baljit Singh DhillonBaljit Singh DhillonBaljit Singh Dhillon is a field hockey midfielder from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1993 during the test serie against South Africa...
- Alloysuis Edwards
- Anil Alexander
- Gavin FerreiraGavin FerreiraGavin Ferreira is a former international field hockey player who resides in Orlem, Malad. He played for India in various hockey tournaments internationally including the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia where he was one of the highest goal scorers for the Indian hockey team...
- Ramandeep SinghRamandeep SinghRamandeep Singh Grewal is a former field hockey midfielder from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1995. Singh represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, where India finished in eighth place...
- Dilip TirkeyDilip TirkeyDilip Tirkey hailing from Sundargarh, Orissa is a former Indian hockey player and his playing position was of full back. He was best known for his penalty corner hit. Dilip was one of the most difficult defenders to beat in the world...
SwimmingSwimming at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Richard Bera
- Heat – 23.80 (→ did not advance, 44th place)
TennisTennis at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the host nation United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals in tennis. For the first time at the Olympics, a single bronze medal was awarded in each event.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...
Men's Singles Competition
- Leander PaesLeander PaesLeander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
→ Bronze Medal- First round — Defeated Richey RenebergRichey RenebergRichey Reneberg was an American professional male tennis player.He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals....
(United States) 6-7 7-6 1-0 retired - Second round — Defeated Nicolas PereiraNicolas PereiraNicolás Pereira is a former tennis player from Venezuela, who became International Tennis Federation Junior World Champion in 1988 after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open....
(Venezuela) 6-2 6-3 - Third round — Defeated Thomas EnqvistThomas EnqvistThomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 on the ATP Rankings.Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team...
(Sweden) 7-5 7-6 - Quarter Finals — Defeated Renzo FurlanRenzo FurlanRenzo Furlan is a former tennis player from Italy.Having turned professional in 1988, Furlan represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the quarter finals by India's Leander Paes...
(Italy) 6-1 7-5 - Semi Finals — Lost to Andre AgassiAndre AgassiAndre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
(United States) 6-7 3-6 - Bronze Medal Match — Defeated Fernando MeligeniFernando MeligeniFernando Ariel Meligeni , nicknamed Fininho is a former professional tennis player from Brazil....
(Brazil) 3-6 6-2 6-4
- First round — Defeated Richey Reneberg