Today we bring you the journey of Indian Hockey Team in Berlin 1936 Summer Games. Berlin 1936 was the eleventh edition of the Modern Olympic Games which started at Athens in 1896. The Olympic Games were hosted at Berlin, Germany. The Indian Team was led by Dhyan Chand and Jagannath was the Manager of this team. India successfully defended their Olympic title and gold medal that they won in 1932. This was third of the 8 gold they won before introduction of astro-turf.
Indian Hockey Team in Berlin 1936 (Squad)
| SN | Hockey Player | No of Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhyan Chand (C) | 13 Goals |
| 2 | Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara | 4 Goals |
| 3 | Roop Singh | 9 Goals |
| 4 | Richard Allen | NA, Goalie, Just 1 goal conceded |
| 5 | Lionel Emmett | |
| 6 | Peter Fernandes | 2 Goals |
| 7 | Joseph Galibardy | |
| 8 | Gurcharan Singh Garewal | |
| 9 | Ernest Goodsir-Cullen | 1 Goal |
| 10 | Mohammed Hussain | |
| 11 | Carlyle Tapsell | 4 Goals |
| 12 | Ahsan Mohammed Khan | |
| 13 | Ahmed Sher Khan | |
| 14 | Mirza Nasir-ud-din Masud | |
| 15 | Syed Mohammed Jafar | 3 Goals |
| 16 | Cyril Mitchie | |
| 17 | Babu Narsoo Nimal | |
| 18 | Joseph Philips | |
| 19 | Shabban Shahab-ud-din | 2 Goals |
Indian Hockey Team in Berlin 1936 (Matches)
Indian Hockey Team in Berlin 1936 Summer Games won the tournament defeating Hungary 4-0, USA 7-0, & Japan 9-0 in the group stage before winning semifinal against France 10-0 and final against Germany 8-1.
| Date | Opponents | Winners | Margin | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Aug | Hungary | India | 4–0 | Roop (2), Shahab-ud-din (1), Tapsell (1) |
| 7-Aug | USA | India | 7-0 | Roop (2), Chand (2), Jaffar (2), Goodsir-Cullen (1) |
| 10-Aug | Japan | India | 9-0 | Chand (4), Roop (1), Fernandes (2), Tapsell (2) |
| 12-Aug | France | India | 10-0 | Chand (4), Roop (3), Ali Dara (2), Tapsell (1) |
| 15-Aug | Germany | India | 8-1 | Chand (3), Roop (1), Ali Dara (2), Jaffar (1), Tapsell (1) |
This was the journey of Indian Hockey Team in 1936 Summer Games. It was an exhibition of Hockey Skills by the two brothers Dhyan Chand & Roop Singh for their second Olympics after doing it at 1932. Together they scored 22 out of 38 goal though there’s some disparities at different sources that have published information about these matches. While one source has Dhyan Chand & Roop Singh both scoring 11 goals each in the Olympic Hockey tournament, another source mentions it to be 13 & 9 respectively.
The Goalie Richard Allen, together with the defense, was once again brilliant with defending the goalpost and barring the one goal in the final he wouldn’t give any cause of celebrations to the opponents. India, thus, won their third Olympic Gold Medal at the 1936 Summer Games. This is it for today. Hope you liked the content; we enjoy reading your thoughts and questions, don’t forget to comment.
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