India, a country with second largest population, has struggled to win
medals at Olympics.
India dominated the hockey field in which it has won 8 gold medals so far.
But after 1980 Moscow Olympics, the hockey team failed to snatch a single medal.
In 1996, Leander Paes won a bronze in tennis
In 2000 Karnam Malleswari Weightlifting 69 Kg won bronze medal
In 2004 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (shooting – double trap) won Silver Medal
In 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal
In 2008 Beijing Olympics,Vijender Singh (boxing) and Sushil Kumar(wrestling) won a bronze each
In the 2012 London Olympics India won 6 individual medals -
India dominated the hockey field in which it has won 8 gold medals so far.
But after 1980 Moscow Olympics, the hockey team failed to snatch a single medal.
India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone
athlete Norman Pritchard.
India first sent a team to the Summer
Olympic Games in 1920, and has participated in every Summer Games since
then.
India has so far won 9 gold medals, 6 silver and 11 bronze medals, a total of 26 medals in 30 Olympics Games.
Here is the list of individual and team medal winners for India from 1900.
In the 1900 Paris Olympics, Norman Pritchard won silver medals in the 200m and the 200m hurdles.
Between 1928 and 1980, Indian hockey team won 8 gold medals (1928, 1932,
1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980). These were the only medal for
India during that period.
In the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, besides the gold from Indian men's hockey
team, Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav won a bronze in men's wrestling
freestyle bantamweight category.
India won silver in men's hockey in 1960.
In 1968 and 1972, men's hockey team managed to clinch bronze medals.
In 2000 Karnam Malleswari Weightlifting 69 Kg won bronze medal
In 2004 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (shooting – double trap) won Silver Medal
In 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal
In 2008 Beijing Olympics,Vijender Singh (boxing) and Sushil Kumar(wrestling) won a bronze each
In the 2012 London Olympics India won 6 individual medals -
- Gagan Narang Bronze Shooting Men’s 10m Air Rifle
- Vijay Kumar Silver Shooting Men’s 25 Rapid Fire Pistol
- Saina Nehwal Bronze Badminton Women’s Singles
- Mary Kom Bronze Boxing Women’s Flyweight
- Yogeshwar Dutt Bronze Wrestling Men’s 60 kg Freestyle
- Sushil Kumar Silver Wrestling Men’s 66 kg Freestyle
Till now, Sushil Kumar is the only Indian to have won two individual Olympics medals for India after Norman Pritchard.
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