India at the 1951 Asian Games
Medal Winner 's -- Gold
Table:
Medal

Name

Sport

Event

Gold
Lavy Pinto
Athletics
Men's 100 m

Gold
Lavy Pinto
Athletics
Men's 200 m

Gold
Ranjit Singh
Athletics
Men's 800 m

Gold
Nikka Singh
Athletics
Men's 1500 m

Gold
A. S. Bakshi
Govind Singh
Balwant Singh
Athletics
Men's 4 × 400 m relay

Gold
Chota Singh
Athletics
Men's Marathon

Gold
Mahabir Prasad
Athletics
Men's 10000 m walk

Gold
Bakhtawar Singh
Athletics
Men's 50 km walk

Gold
Madan Lal
Athletics
Men's Shot put

Gold
Makhan Singh
Athletics
Men's Discus throw

Gold
K. P. Thakkar
Diving
Men's 3 m springboard

Gold
K. P. Thakkar
Diving
Men's 10 m platform

Gold
India
Football
Men's Team

Gold
Sachin Nag
Swimming
Men's 100 m
freestyle

Gold
India
Water Polo
Men's Team

Silver
M. Gabriel
Athletics
Men's 200 m

Silver
A.S.Bakshi
Athletics
Men's 400 m

Silver
Kulwant Singh
Athletics
Men's 800 m

Silver
Pritam Singh
Athletics
Men's 5000 m

Silver
Teja Singh
Athletics
400 m Hurdles

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