In which games did the Indian Football Team managed to grab the 4th position?
Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London with six teams. Ice hockey first became an Olympic sport at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp. Canada won the first gold medal in Olympic ice hockey.
Field hockey becomes a medal sport for women in the Olympics. The Zimbabwe women's field hockey team went undefeated to win the Olympic gold medal.
1980 Games in Moscow ... Zimbabwe won the gold medal.
There was a lone athlete representing India at the 1900 Games in Paris. His name was Norman Pritchard (born in Calcutta) and he won silver medals in the 200 meter dash and 200 meter hurdles. The first year India sent a team of athletes to the Olympics was the 1920 Games in Antwerp. India has competed in every Summer Olympics since 1920.
Major Dhyan 'Chand' Singh, widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time, was the captain of the Indian National Hockey Team that won the gold medal at 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games.
Pakistan won gold medals in 1960, 1968 and 1984.
India won its last hockey gold medal in 1980 in Moscow Olympic.
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India has won 9 gold medals since the country first started participating in the Olympics in 1900. The country has won 8 gold medals in Field Hockey, and 1 gold medal in Shooting. India won its first gold medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics for Field Hockey. India's most recent gold medal was won at the 2008 China Olympics for Shooting.
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Mohammed Shahid was a member of India's field hockey team when they won the Olympic gold medal in 1980. He was known as the world's best dribbler.
India holds the record of consecutive 8 times Olympic Gold Medalist since 1928 to 1956. In 1960 India won the Silver Medal, but again in 1964 won the Gold. Late Major Dhyan chand is still in the memory in the 'sport's world' as the 'wizard' of Field Hockey.
India can win gold medal in Olympic games .Changes are more in our national game 'hockey'.There are good players in India but because of dis encouragement of our own country leads to lose of medals in Olympics.Every one who are it present at Olympics are should be praised by the government
Germany won gold in men's field hockey at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
In field hockey, India has won 8 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals to date. All medals are from the men's competition.
Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London with six teams. Ice hockey first became an Olympic sport at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp. Canada won the first gold medal in Olympic ice hockey.
Field hockey becomes a medal sport for women in the Olympics. The Zimbabwe women's field hockey team went undefeated to win the Olympic gold medal.