India participated in the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan from 24 May to 1 June 1958. India was ranked seventh with 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 4 bronze medals, in the third edition of the Asian Games.
This edition of the Asian Games marked the debut of field hockey. India won the silver medal.
Medal summary Medals by sport Medals by sportSportRankGold Silver Bronze Total Athletics35229 Boxing80112 Field hockey20101 Volleyball40011Total754413
Medals by gender Medals by genderGenderGold Silver Bronze Total Male52310 Female0213Total54413
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Milkha Singh Athletics Men's 200 m Milkha Singh Athletics Men's 400 m Mohinder Singh Athletics Men's triple jump Parduman Singh Brar Athletics Men's shot put Balkar Singh Athletics Men's discus throw Hari Singh Thapa Boxing Men's 75 kg Athletics Women's 200 m Athletics Women's javelin throw Hockey Men's team Parduman Singh Brar Athletics Men's discus throw Christine Brown Violet Peters Stephie D'Souza Mary Leela Rao Athletics Women's 4 x 100 m relay Sundar Rao Boxing Men's 60 kg Volleyball Men's team
Football Head coach: T. Shome
Preliminary round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
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