The glorious journey of Indian hockey started in the year 1925, when the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) was established in Gwalior. The very next year, India toured New Zealand for the first time, where Major Dhyanchand caught everyone’s attention with his amazing game.
In the last 100 years, India maintained its dominance in world hockey by winning 13 medals (8 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze) in the Olympics. Let us know about those 10 historic victories of India, which created history.
Only three years after the international hockey tour, India won its first gold in the Amsterdam Olympics by defeating Netherlands 3-0. Not a single goal was scored against India in the entire tournament.
2. Los Angeles Olympics (1932) – Record win
After four years, India won its second consecutive gold by defeating America 24-1. Dhyanchand scored 8 goals and Roop Singh scored 10 goals. This victory is still counted among the biggest victories in hockey history.
Under the captaincy of Major Dhyan Chand, India won the third consecutive gold by defeating Germany 8-1 and showed the world that India is the real king of hockey.
One year after independence, India won the gold medal by defeating Britain 4-0. This victory became a proud moment in Indian sports history.
India defeated Netherlands 6-1. Balbir Singh Senior scored 5 goals alone, which is still a record.
For the first time, India and Pakistan came face to face in the final, where India won 1-0 and won its sixth consecutive gold.
India took revenge for the defeat in the 1960 Olympics in Tokyo, winning the seventh gold by defeating Pakistan 1-0 in the final.
India defeated Pakistan in Kuala Lumpur to win its first and so far only World Cup trophy.
14 After a gap of a year, India won its eighth Olympic gold by defeating Spain 4-3.
10. Tokyo Olympics (2021) – Bronze medal after 41 years
After a long wait, India won the bronze by defeating Germany 5-4. After this, Team India also captured the bronze medal in Paris 2024.
