In which year did India reach the semifinals in Olympic football?

Answer 1

* 1928 Amsterdam * 1932 Los Angeles * 1936 Berlin * 1948 London * 1952 Helsinki * 1956 Melbourne (6 consecutive gold medals - there were no games in 1940 and 1944) * 1960 Rome (Silver) * 1964 Tokyo * 1968 Mexico (Bronze) * 1972 Munich (Bronze) * 1980 Moscow All of these medals were achieved by the men's team.

Answer 2

Indian football team first appeared in 1948 Olympics.... and last in 1960.After that they haven't qualified in the last 40 years!

Games of the XIV. Olympiad - Football Tournament

(London, England; July 31 - August 13, 1948)

First Round: 31/07/1948 France 2 - 1 India [I: S. Raman]

Games of the XV. Olympiad - Football Tournament

(Helsinki, Finland; July 15 - August 2, 1952)

Preliminary Round: 15/07/1952 Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India [I: Ahmed Khan]

Games of the XVI. Olympiad - Football Tournament

(Melbourne, Australia; November 24 - December 8, 1956)

1.Round: India have a bye (one of five teams) 2. Round: 29/11/1956 India 4 - 2 Australia [I: Neville D'Souza - Hattrick, Kittu] Semifinal: 04/12/1956 Yugoslavia 4 - 1 India [I: Neville D'Souza] Match for third place: 07/12/1956 Bulgaria 3 - 0 India Top scorer:Neville D'Souza (India) with 4 goals - one off three strikers The biggest success of the Indian football team ever at the Olympic Football Tournament!!!

Games of the XVII. Olympiad - Football Tournament

(Roma, Italy; August 26 - September 10, 1960)

First Round: 4 groups of 4 teams. Winners to qualify for the semifinals. Group 4 [Hungary qualify] 26/08/1960 Hungary 2 - 1 India [I: Balram] 26/08/1960 France 2 - 1 Peru 29/08/1960 Hungary 6 - 2 Peru 29/08/1960 France 1 - 1 India [I: P.K. Banerjee] 01/09/1960 India 1 - 3 Peru [I: S. Sunderraj] 01/09/1960 Hungary 7 - 0 France

# TEAM P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS 1. Hungary 3 3 0 0 15-03 +12 6 2. France 3 1 1 1 03-09 - 9 3 3. Peru 3 1 0 2 06-09 - 3 2 4. India 3 0 1 2 03-06 - 3 1

Answer 3

That was the 1956 Games in Melbourne when India lost in the semifinals to Bulgaria, 3-0.

Answer 4

They have won 1 hockey world cup final in 1975 when they beat Pakistan 2-1.

Answer 5

1983

Answer 6

1966

Answer 7

2

Answer 8

1928