Indian Olympic History: As the Paris Olympics 2024 are set to end on August 11, 2024, the medal tally of India stands at 3 bronze medals, placing them 67th in the overall standings. Since India's first appearance in the 1900 Paris Olympics, the country has seen legendary athletes and remarkable performances.
From dominating in hockey to individual gold medals, each success has boosted national pride. Indian Olympic history not only reflects the hard work and resilience of Indian athletes but also sheds light on the challenges faced by them. Let’s explore Indian Olympic history as preparation for the 2028 Olympics is all set to begin soon.India's Performance in Olympic History | |
Olympics | Key Highlight |
Paris 1900 | India's debut with one participant |
Antwerp 1920 | The first official Indian contingent |
Paris 1924 | Debut in tennis with 5 players |
Amsterdam 1928 | The men's hockey team won gold with Dhyan Chand's 29 goals |
Los Angeles 1932 to Berlin 1936 | The hockey team won consecutive gold medals becoming dominant |
London 1948 | Largest contingent so far with 86 athletes in 9 games, Hockey team gold streak continued |
Helsinki 1952 | KD Jadhav won first individual Olympic medal (bronze) |
Mexico City 1968 and Munich 1972 | The hockey team settled for bronze medals. |
Atlanta 1996 | Leander Paes won bronze in men's singles tennis |
Sydney 2000 | Karnam Malleswari won bronze in weightlifting becoming the first Indian woman medalist |
Beijing 2008 | Abhinav Bindra won India’s first individual gold and Vijender Singh & Sushil Kumar won bronze marking the first multi-medal haul since 1952 |
London 2012 | Saina Nehwal won India’s first badminton medal |
Rio de Janeiro 2016 | All medals by women with PV Sindhu & Sakshi Malik winning medals |
Tokyo 2020 | The best from India with 7 medals with the revival of the Men’s hockey team (bronze) and Neeraj Chopra’s gold in javelin. |
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Indian Olympic Medalists | |||
Athlete | Olympics | Medal | Event |
Norman Pritchard | Paris 1900 | Silver | Men's 200m |
Norman Pritchard | Paris 1900 | Silver | Men's 200m hurdles |
Indian hockey team | Amsterdam 1928 | Gold | Men's hockey |
Indian hockey team | Los Angeles 1932 | Gold | Men's hockey |
Indian hockey team | Berlin 1936 | Gold | Men's hockey |
Indian hockey team | London 1948 | Gold | Men's hockey |
Indian hockey team | Helsinki 1952 | Gold | Men's hockey |
KD Jadhav | Helsinki 1952 | Bronze | Men's bantamweight wrestling |
Indian hockey team | Melbourne 1956 | Gold | Men's hockey |
Indian hockey team | Rome 1960 | Silver | Men's hockey |
Indian hockey team | Tokyo 1964 | Gold | Men's hockey |
Indian hockey team | Mexico City 1968 | Bronze | Men's hockey |
Indian hockey team | Munich 1972 | Bronze | Men's hockey |
Indian hockey team | Moscow 1980 | Gold | Men's hockey |
Leander Paes | Atlanta 1996 | Bronze | Men's singles tennis |
Karnam Malleswari | Sydney 2000 | Bronze | Women's 54kg weightlifting |
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Athens 2004 | Silver | Men's double trap shooting |
Abhinav Bindra | Beijing 2008 | Gold | Men's 10m air rifle shooting |
Vijender Singh | Beijing 2008 | Bronze | Men's middleweight boxing |
Sushil Kumar | Beijing 2008 | Bronze | Men's 66kg wrestling |
Sushil Kumar | London 2012 | Silver | Men's 66kg wrestling |
Vijay Kumar | London 2012 | Silver | Men's 25m rapid pistol shooting |
Saina Nehwal | London 2012 | Bronze | Women's singles badminton |
Mary Kom | London 2012 | Bronze | Women's flyweight boxing |
Yogeshwar Dutt | London 2012 | Bronze | Men's 60kg wrestling |
Gagan Narang | London 2012 | Bronze | Men's 10m air rifle shooting |
PV Sindhu | Rio 2016 | Silver | Women's singles badminton |
Sakshi Malik | Rio 2016 | Bronze | Women's 58kg wrestling |
Mirabai Chanu | Tokyo 2020 | Silver | Women's 49kg weightlifting |
Lovlina Borgohain | Tokyo 2020 | Bronze | Women's welterweight boxing |
PV Sindhu | Tokyo 2020 | Bronze | Women's singles badminton |
Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Tokyo 2020 | Silver | Men's 57kg wrestling |
Indian hockey team | Tokyo 2020 | Bronze | Men's hockey |
Bajrang Punia | Tokyo 2020 | Bronze | Men's 65kg wrestling |
Neeraj Chopra | Tokyo 2020 | Gold | Men's javelin throw |
Manu Bhaker | Paris 2024 | Bronze | Women's 10m air pistol shooting |
Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh | Paris 2024 | Bronze | Mixed team 10m air pistol shooting |
Swapnil Kusale | Paris 2024 | Bronze | Men's 50m rifle 3 positions shooting |
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