# India at the 1954 Asian Games

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.
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 sport :
| Sport | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Wrestling | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diving | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |

### Medals by day

Medals by day :
| Day | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | 1 May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 May | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 May | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 May | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 May | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Total | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |

### Medals by gender

Medals by gender :
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Male | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| Female | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |

### Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Men's discus throw | 2 May |
| Gold | Ajit Singh Balla | Athletics | Men's high jump | 2 May |
| Gold | Sarwan Singh | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 May |
| Gold | Parduman Singh Brar | Athletics | Men's shot put | 5 May |
| Gold | Christine Brown Stephie D'Souza Violet Peters Mary D'Souza | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | 5 May |
| Silver | B. G. Kashid | Wrestling | Men's lightweight 67 kg | 3 May |
| Silver | Joginder Singh Dhanaor | Athletics | Men's 400 m | 4 May |
| Silver | Sohan Singh Dhanoa | Athletics | Men's 800 m | 5 May |
| Silver | Joginder Singh Dhanaor Ivan Jacob Harjeet Singh J. B. Joseph | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | 5 May |
| Bronze | Dalu Ram | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | 3 May |
| Bronze | Sohan Singh | Wrestling | Men's middleweight 79 kg | 3 May |
| Bronze | Marian Gabriel | Athletics | Men's 100 m | 4 May |
| Bronze | Dalu Ram | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 4 May |
| Bronze | Ronnie O'Brien | Athletics | Men's decathlon | 4 May |
| Bronze | Christine Brown | Athletics | Women's 100 m | 4 May |
| Bronze | Ishar Singh Deol | Athletics | Men's shot put | 5 May |
| Bronze | K. P. Thakkar | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | 8 May |

## Football

Head coach: Balaidas Chatterjee
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Sanjeeva Uchil | | Bombay |
| 1GK | Sanat Sett | | Bengal |
| 2DF | Sailen Manna (c) | (1924-09-01)1 September 1924 (aged 29) | Mohun Bagan |
| 2DF | Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din | (1930-07-12)12 July 1930 (aged 23) | Hyderabad City Police |
| 2DF | Thenmadom Varghese | | Bombay |
| 2DF | Anthony Patrick | | Hyderabad City Police |
| 3MF | Noor Muhammad | | Hyderabad City Police |
| 3MF | Chandan Singh Rawat | (1928-07-26)26 July 1928 (aged 25) | Bengal |
| 3MF | Amal Dutta | (1928-07-26)26 July 1928 (aged 25) | Bengal |
| 3MF | G.R. Gokul | | Bengal |
| 4FW | Sayed Moinuddin | | Hyderabad City Police |
| 4FW | Ahmed Khan | (1926-12-24)24 December 1926 (aged 27) | Hyderabad |
| 4FW | Joe D'Sa | (1932-08-03)3 August 1932 (aged 21) | Bombay |
| 4FW | Krishna Kittu | | Bengal |
| 4FW | Anthony Braganza | | Bombay |
| 4FW | M. Jayaram | | Services |
| 4FW | Thangarajan | | Madras |

### Preliminary round

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 |