1952 Olympic Men’s Field Hockey Tournament Recap
By Zane Miller On Thursday, July 24th, 1952, India defeated the Netherlands 6-1 in the gold medal game to win the seventh gold medal in Olympic men’s field hockey history. It was the fifth gold medal for India in Olympic men’s field hockey. The Netherlands took the silver medal with the loss, claiming their second silver medal in Olympic men’s field hockey. Great Britain defeated Pakistan 2-1 in the bronze medal game, grabbing their first bronze medal in Olympic men’s field hockey history. The tournament was held in Finland, with Helsinki as the host city. Balbir Singh Sr. of India and Hugo Budinger of Germany led the tournament in goals scored with nine each. 1952 Final Standings 1. India (W in Gold medal game) (Gold) 2. Netherlands (L in Gold medal game) (Silver) 3. Great Britain (W in Bronze medal game) (Bronze) 4. Pakistan (L in Bronze medal game) 5. Germany (W in Fifth-place game) 6. Poland (L in Fifth-place game) 7. Austria (L in 5th-8th place semifinals) 7. Switzerland (L in 5th-8th place semifinals) 9. Belgium (L in 5th-12th place quarterfinals) 9. Finland (L in 5th-12th place quarterfinals) 11. France (L in 5th-12th place quarterfinals) 11. Italy (L in 5th-12th place quarterfinals) Game Results Link to stats database: https://www.olympedia.org/results/35613 Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zmiller_82