India participated in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines from 1 May 1954 to 9 May 1954. India was ranked fifth with 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 8 bronze medals in the overall medal table, in the second edition of the Asian Games.2nd Asian Games medal tally
Parduman Singh Brar won two gold medals in athletics. K. P. Thakkar won a bronze medal in diving.
As of the conclusion of the 2022 Asian Games, 1954 remains the last edition where India won any medals in diving.
Medal summary Medals by sport Medals by sportSportRankGold Silver Bronze Total Athletics253614 Wrestling50112 Diving30011Total554817
Medals by day Medals by dayDayDateGold Silver Bronze Total11 May000022 May200233 May012344 May114655 May221566 May000077 May000088 May001199 May0000Total54817
Medals by gender Medals by genderGenderGold Silver Bronze Total Male44715 Female1012Total54817
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Parduman Singh Brar Athletics Men's discus throw 2 May Ajit Singh Balla Athletics Men's high jump 2 May Sarwan Singh Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles 4 May Parduman Singh Brar Athletics Men's shot put 5 May Christine Brown Stephie D'Souza Violet Peters Mary D'Souza Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay 5 May B. G. Kashid Wrestling Men's lightweight 67 kg 3 May Joginder Singh Dhanaor Athletics Men's 400 m 4 May Sohan Singh Dhanoa Athletics Men's 800 m 5 May Joginder Singh Dhanaor Ivan Jacob Harjeet Singh J. B. Joseph Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay 5 May Dalu Ram Athletics Men's 5000 m 3 May Sohan Singh Wrestling Men's middleweight 79 kg 3 May Marian Gabriel Athletics Men's 100 m 4 May Dalu Ram Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase 4 May Ronnie O'Brien Athletics Men's decathlon 4 May Christine Brown Athletics Women's 100 m 4 May Ishar Singh Deol Athletics Men's shot put 5 May K. P. Thakkar Diving Men's 10 m platform 8 May
Football Head coach: Balaidas Chatterjee
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See also G. Muthuraj
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