India at the Olympics Games [1900 – 2016]
· India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete (Norman Pritchard) winning two medals- both silver- in athletics. The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and has participated in every Summer Games since then. India has also competed at several Winter Olympic Games beginning in 1964.
· For a period of time, India national field hockey team was dominant in Olympic competition, winning eleven medals in twelve Olympics between 1928 and 1980. The run included 8 gold medals total and six successive gold medals from 1928–1956.
India’s
performance in Summer Olympics
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#
|
Year
|
Venue
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
Overall Rank
|
1
|
1896
|
Athens
|
Not Participated
|
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2
|
1900
|
Paris
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
17th
|
3
|
1904
|
St Louis
|
Not Participated
|
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4
|
1908
|
London
|
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5
|
1912
|
Stockholm
|
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6
|
1920
|
Antwerp
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
7
|
1924
|
Paris
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
8
|
1928
|
Amsterdam
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
23rd
|
9
|
1932
|
Los Angeles
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
19th
|
10
|
1936
|
Berlin
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
20th
|
11
|
1948
|
London
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
22nd
|
12
|
1952
|
Helsinki
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
26th
|
13
|
1960
|
Rome
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
32nd
|
14
|
1964
|
Tokyo
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
24th
|
15
|
1968
|
Mexico City
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
42nd
|
16
|
1972
|
Munich
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
43rd
|
17
|
1976
|
Montreal
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
18
|
1980
|
Moscow
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
23rd
|
19
|
1984
|
Los Angeles
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
20
|
1988
|
Seoul
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
21
|
1992
|
Barcelona
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
22
|
1996
|
Atlanta
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
71st
|
23
|
2000
|
Sydney
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
71st
|
24
|
2004
|
Athens
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
65th
|
25
|
2008
|
Beijing
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
50th
|
26
|
2012
|
London
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
55th
|
27
|
2016
|
Rio de Janeiro
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
67th
|
Total
|
9
|
7
|
12
|
28
|
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India’s performance in Summer Olympics
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Sport
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
Hockey (Men)
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
Shooting
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
Athletics
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
Wrestling
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
Boxing
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Badminton
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Tennis
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Weightlifting
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Total
|
9
|
7
|
12
|
28
|
India’s Gold Medals in Summer Olympics
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#
|
Year
|
Field
|
Winner
|
1
|
1928
|
Hockey
|
National Team
|
2
|
1932
|
Hockey
|
National Team
|
3
|
1936
|
Hockey
|
National Team
|
4
|
1948
|
Hockey
|
National Team
|
5
|
1952
|
Hockey
|
National Team
|
6
|
1956
|
Hockey
|
National Team
|
7
|
1964
|
Hockey
|
National Team
|
8
|
1980
|
Hockey
|
National Team
|
9
|
2008
|
Shooting (10m Air Rifle)
|
Abhinav Bindra
|
India’s
Silver Medals in Summer Olympics
|
|||
#
|
Year
|
Field
|
Winner
|
1
|
1900
|
Athletics (Men’s 200m)
|
Norman Pritchard
|
2
|
1900
|
Athletics
(Men’s 200m hurdles)
|
Norman Pritchard
|
3
|
1960
|
Hockey
|
National Team
|
4
|
2004
|
Shooting
(Men’s Double Trap)
|
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
|
5
|
2012
|
Shooting
(Men’s 25 Rapid Fire Pistol)
|
Vijay Kumar
|
6
|
2012
|
Wrestling
(Men’s 66 kg Freestyle)
|
Sushil Kumar
|
7
|
2016
|
Badminton
(Women’s Singles)
|
P. V. Sindhu
|
India’s
Bronze Medals in Summer Olympics
|
|||
#
|
Year
|
Field
|
Winner
|
1
|
1952
|
Wrestling
(Men’s Freestyle Bantamweight)
|
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
|
2
|
1968
|
Hockey
|
National Team (Men’s)
|
3
|
1972
|
Hockey
|
National Team (Men’s)
|
4
|
1996
|
Tennis
(Men’s Singles)
|
Leander Paes
|
5
|
2000
|
Weightlifting
(Women’s 69kg)
|
Karnam Malleswari
|
6
|
2008
|
Boxing
(Men’s 75 kg)
|
Vijender Singh
|
7
|
2008
|
Wrestling
(Men’s 66 kg Freestyle)
|
Sushil Kumar
|
8
|
2012
|
Badminton
(Women’s Singles)
|
Saina Nehwal
|
9
|
2012
|
Boxing
(Women’s Flyweight)
|
Mary Kom
|
10
|
2012
|
Shooting
(Men’s 10m Air Rifle)
|
Gagan Narang
|
11
|
2012
|
Wrestling
(Men’s 60 kg Freestyle)
|
Yogeshwar Dutt
|
12
|
2016
|
Wrestling
(Women’s 58 kg Freestyle)
|
Sakshi Malik
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