India at the 1960 Summer Olympics

India competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 45 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 6 sports. India's only medal in the Games was a silver in men's field hockey, when they lost to Pakistan in the final. Athlete Milkha Singh finished 4th in Men's 400m.

Athletics
8 Athletes represents India in 1960 Summer Olympics. Milkha Singh finished second in all of the 400m rounds prior to the final, improving his time on each occasion. In the final he finished fourth with a time of 45.6, this being a decision that required a photo-finish. His finishing position was not bettered by an Indian track athlete until the 1984 Olympics.
 * Men
 * Track and Road Events

Field Events

Field hockey
India played a few practice matches leading into the group stage games. They defeated Great Britain 8–0 on 22 August and Australia 5–2 three days later. This was the first time since 1928 that the Men's team failed to achieve a gold medal in field hockey. They lost 1–0 to Pakistan by a goal Ahmad Nasir to secure the second position.

Team Roster:


 * Joseph Antic
 * Leslie Claudius
 * Jaman Lal Sharma
 * Mohinder Lal
 * Shankar Lakshman
 * John Peter
 * Govind Sawant
 * Raghbir Singh Bhola
 * Udham Singh Kullar
 * Charanjit Singh
 * Jaswant Singh
 * Joginder Singh
 * Prithipal Singh
 * Summary

Shooting
Three shooters represented India in 1960.

Wrestling
Key:
 * VT - Victory by Fall.
 * Pt - Decision by Points.
 * Pd - Decision by Points but Judges disagree.


 * Men's freestyle