The India national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions.[1] It was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation .
In 1928 , the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1956 , the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row. India also won the 1975 World Cup .
Having won eight Olympics gold medals till date, India is the most successful team ever in Olympics. Their 2014 Team (who qualified for the 2016 Olympics after winning gold at the Asian Games ) is ranked seventh in the world.
Medals table
Indian Field hockey Team at 1928 Olympics
Indian Field hockey Team at 1932 Olympics
Indian Field hockey Team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Tournament History
Summer Olympics
No
Year
Host
Position
1
1928
Amsterdam , Netherlands
01 !
2
1932
Los Angeles , USA
01 !
3
1936
Berlin , Germany
01 !
4
1948
London , UK
01 !
5
1952
Helsinki , Finland
01 !
6
1956
Melbourne , Australia
01 !
7
1960
Rome , Italy
02 !
8
1964
Tokyo , Japan
01 !
9
1968
Mexico City , Mexico
03 !
10
1972
Munich , West Germany
03 !
11
1976
Montreal , Canada
7th
12
1980
Moscow , USSR
01 !
13
1984
Los Angeles , USA
5th
14
1988
Seoul , South Korea
6th
15
1992
Barcelona , Spain
7th
16
1996
Atlanta , USA
8th
17
2000
Sydney , Australia
7th
18
2004
Athens , Greece
7th
19
2012
London , UK
12th
20
2016
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Q
World Cup
No
Year
Host
Position
1
1971
Barcelona , Spain
03 !
2
1973
Amstelveen , Netherlands
02 !
3
1975
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
01 !
4
1978
Buenos Aries , Argentina
6th
5
1982
Bombay , India
5th
6
1986
London , England
12th
7
1990
Lahore , Pakistan
10th
8
1994
Sydney , Australia
5th
9
1998
Utrecht , Netherlands
9th
10
2002
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
10th
11
2006
Mönchengladbach , Germany
11th
12
2010
New Delhi , India
8th
13
2014
The Hague , Netherlands
9th
14
2018
Bhubaneswar , India
Q
World League
Champions Trophy
No
Year
Host
Position
1
1980
Karachi , Pakistan
5th
2
1982
Amstelveen , Netherlands
03 !
3
1983
Karachi , Pakistan
4th
4
1985
Perth , Australia
6th
5
1986
Karachi , Pakistan
5th
6
1989
Berlin , West Germany
6th
7
1995
Berlin , Germany
5th
8
1996
Madras , India
4th
9
2002
Cologne , Germany
4th
10
2003
Amstelveen , Netherlands
4th
11
2004
Lahore , Pakistan
4th
12
2005
Chennai , India
5th
13
2012
Melbourne , Australia
4th
14
2014
Bhubaneswar , India
4th
Commonwealth Games
Asian Games
No
Year
Host
Position
1
1958
Tokyo , Japan
02 !
2
1962
Jakarta , Indonesia
02 !
3
1966
Bangkok , Thailand
01 !
4
1970
Bangkok , Thailand
02 !
5
1974
Tehran , Iran
02 !
6
1978
Bangkok , Thailand
02 !
7
1982
New Delhi , India
02 !
8
1986
Seoul , South Korea
03 !
9
1990
Beijing , China
02 !
10
1994
Hiroshima , Japan
02 !
11
1998
Bangkok , Thailand
01 !
12
2002
Busan , South Korea
02 !
13
2006
Doha , Qatar
5th
14
2010
Guangzhou , China
03 !
15
2014
Incheon , South Korea
01 !
Asia Cup
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Champions Challenge
Asian Champions Trophy
Afro-Asian Games
South Asian Games
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2015 Men's World Hockey League .
Head coach: Roelant Oltmans
Notable former players
See also
References
External links
Major teams
(World level )
Continental level
Basketball
Football
Volleyball
Minor teams
Multi-sport event
International
National team
By country
Test series
Domestic tournaments
State tournaments
Junior tournaments
India Squads – International Tournaments