SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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india won its first olympic hockey gold in?
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1934
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1948
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1965
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1949
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian field hockey team defeated the British team to win the country’s first gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. It was the country’s first Olympic gold medal since India became independent. Balbir Singh Sr. 1.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 1948 Indian Hockey Team had eight players from Bombay (now Mumbai) led under the captain-ship of Kishan Lal. The contingent also included Leslie Claudius who went on to play four Olympics and Balbir Singh Sr who became a legend in his own right. Balbir is touted to be the greatest Indian Hockey player.
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