Indian Medal Winners at the Olympic Games

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Indian sportspersons have won 23 medals in individual events out of which 15 medals have been won by men and 8 medals have been won by women. Indian hockey team has won 12 medals, out of which 8 are gold medals, 1 silver medal and 3 bronze medals.


PersonMedalEvent
MEDAL WINNERS AT PARIS, 1900
Norman PitchardSilver200 m dash
Norman PitchardSilver200 m hurdles
MEDAL WINNERS AT HELSINKI, 1952
KD JadhavBronzeWrestling
MEDAL WINNERS AT ATLANTA, 1996
Leander PaesBronzeTennis
MEDAL WINNERS AT SYDNEY, 2000
Karnam MalleswariBronzeWeightlifting
MEDAL WINNERS AT ATHENS, 2004
Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreSilverShooting
MEDAL WINNERS AT BEIJING, 2008
Abhinav BindraGoldShooting
Sushil KumarBronzeWrestling
Vijender KumarBronzeBoxing
MEDAL WINNERS AT LONDON, 2012
Vijay KumarSilverShooting
Sushil KumarSilverWrestling
Yogeshwar DuttBronzeWrestling
Mary KomBronzeBoxing
Saina NehwalBronzeBadminton
Gagan NarangBronzeShooting
MEDAL WINNERS AT RIO DE JANEIRO, 2016
P.V. SindhuSilverBadminton
Sakshi MalikBronzeWrestling
MEDAL WINNERS AT TOKYO, 2020
Neeraj ChopraGoldJavelin throw
Saikhom Mirabai ChanuSilverWeightlifting
Ravi Kumar DahiyaSilverWrestling
PV SindhuBronzeBadminton
Lovlina BorgohainBronzeBoxing
Bajrang PuniaBronzeWrestling
Men's Hockey TeamBronzeHockey

Indian Hockey Medals at the Olympic Games

Year & VenueCaptainRemarks
GOLD MEDALS
1928 - AmsterdamJaipal SinghNetherlands - Silver
1932 - Los AngelesLal BokhariUnited States - Silver
1936 - BerlinDhyanchandGermany - Silver
1948 - LondonKishan LalGreat Britain - Silver
1952 - HelsinkiK.D. SinghNetherlands - Silver
1956 - MelbourneBalbir Singh SrPakistan - Silver
1964 - TokyoCharanjit SinghPakistan - Silver
1980 - MoscowVasudevan BhaskaranSpain - Silver
SILVER MEDALS
1960 - RomeLeslie ClaudiusPakistan - Gold
BRONZE MEDALS
1968 - Mexico CityGurbux SinghPakistan - Gold
1972 - MunichHarmeek SinghWest Germany - Gold
2020 - TokyoManpreet SinghBelgium - Gold

Indian Medals Tally at the Olympic Games

YearGoldSilverBronzeTotal
19000202
19281001
19321001
19361001
19481001
19521012
19561001
19600101
19641001
19680011
19720011
19801001
19960011
20000011
20040101
20081023
20120246
20160112
20201247
Total1091635

Quiz on Indian Olympic Medal Winners

 

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Select the Correct Answer

1. Abhinav Bindra is the only Indian to win an Olympic Gold in an individual event?


2. The only Indian to win Olympic medals in two successive olympics is Gagan Narang?


3. Dhyanchand was the captain of the Indian hockey team at Berlin Olympics?


4. Only two Indian women have won Olympic medals so far?


5. Sania Mirza won a bronze medal at London Olympics?


6. India won 6 medals at the 2012 Olympics?


7. The first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal was Karnam Malleswari?