India have participated in 26 Summer Olympics which is only 3 less than the US but they haven't been that much successful. India have won 10 Gold Medals, 10 silvers, and 21 Bronze medals, making it a total of 41. India's first athlete to win an individual medal was Norman Pritchard. He was the first Asian-born athlete to win medals in the Olympic Games. In this article on India at the Olympics, we'll have a look at every medal India have won in the Olympics.

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India at Olympics: Every medal India won at the Olympics

1900 Paris Olympics

India debuted at the Olympics in 1900 in Paris under British rule. Norman Pritchard, born in Calcutta, was the lone athlete representing India. He won two silver medals in their debut campaign.

Norman Pritchard - SILVER - Men's 200m hurdles
Norman Pritchard - SILVER - Men's 200m sprint

1928 Amsterdam Olympics

India won their first-ever gold medal in men's hockey at the Olympics. Dhyan Chand led the Indian Men's Hockey Team to their first gold medal, beating the Netherlands by 3-0 in the Gold Medal match.

India men's hockey team - GOLD - Fielindiad hockey

1932 Los Angeles Olympics

India secured their biggest-ever win (24-1 vs USA) on the way to their second consecutive gold in men's hockey. They beat Japan by 11-1 in the Gold Medal match.

India men's hockey team - GOLD - Field hockey

1936 Berlin Olympics

Dhyan Chand made it a hat-trick of gold medals for India, defeating Germany by 8-1 in the men's hockey final.

India men's hockey team - GOLD - Field hockey

1948 London Olympics

India won their first-ever Olympic medal as an independent nation. Balbir Singh Sr. continued India's dominance in the hockey tournament, winning the fourth Gold medal.

India men's hockey team - GOLD - Field hockey

1952 Helsinki Olympics

The Indian men's hockey team made it five in a row following a 6-1 victory against the Netherlands. Balbir Singh Sr. scored five goals in the Helsinki 1952 final, a record to date. India also won their first-ever medal in wrestling in Helsinki. KD Jadhav won the bronze medal, earning independent India's first-ever individual medal.

India men's hockey team - GOLD - Field hockey
KD Jadhav - BRONZE - Men's wrestling (bantamweight)

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1956 Melbourne Olympics

Balbir Singh Sr. led the men's hockey team to a second hat-trick of Olympic golds in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

India men's hockey team - GOLD - Field hockey

1960 Rome Olympics

The Indian men's hockey team lost the gold medal match to Pakistan and had to be satisfied with a Silver medal.

India men's hockey team - SILVER - Field hockey

1964 Tokyo Olympics

The Indian men's hockey team faced Pakistan in the final for a third consecutive time and won gold for the seventh time.

India men's hockey team - GOLD - Field hockey

1968 Mexico City Olympics

The Indian men's hockey team failed to reach the final for the first time in the last eight Olympics. They lost the semifinal to Australia but beat West Germany to win the bronze medal.

India men's hockey team - BRONZE - Field hockey

1972 Munich Olympics

The Indian men's hockey team brought another medal for the nation. They lost to Pakistan in the semifinal but won the bronze medal following a 2-1 win over the Netherlands.

India men's hockey team - BRONZE - Field hockey

1980 Moscow Olympics

The Indian men's hockey team brought another gold medal home following a thrilling 4-3 victory over Spain.

India men's hockey team - GOLD - Field hockey

1996 Atlanta Olympics

India had to wait 3 campaigns for their next medal after going medal-less in 1984, 1988, and 1992. Leander Paes ended the 16-year drought with a bronze in tennis. She beat Fernando Meligani to earn India's 15th Olympic medal and only the third individual medal.

Leander Paes - BRONZE - Men's singles, Tennis

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2000 Sydney Olympics

Weightlifter Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal and only the fourth individual medal in the nation's history.

Karnam Malleswari - BRONZE - Women's weightlifting (54kg)

2004 Athens Olympics

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won India's only medal at the Athens Olympics. He became the first Indian shooter to win an Olympic medal.

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore - SILVER - Men's double trap shooting

2008 Beijing Olympics

India won three medals at an Olympics for the first time. Abhinav Bindra, Vijender Singh, and Sushil Kumar made it India's then-most successful Olympics and took India's medal tally to 20. Bindra's gold was India's first-ever individual gold medal, while Vijender Singh won India's first boxing medal at the Olympics.

Abhinav Bindra - GOLD - Men's 10m air rifle shooting
Vijender Singh - BRONZE - Men's middleweight boxing
Sushil Kumar - BRONZE - Men's wrestling (freestyle 66kg)

2012 London Olympics

India won six medals and took their overall tally to 26 in the 2012 London Olympics. Saina Nehwal won India's first-ever badminton medal while five-time world champion Mary Kom became the first Indian woman to win a boxing medal in the inaugural women's boxing edition at the Olympics. Sushil Kumar also became the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals.

Gagan Narang brought a bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle shooting. Vijay Kumar won a silver in men's 25m rapid-fire pistol shooting while Yogeshwar Dutt won a bronze in Men's Wrestling.

Gagan Narang - BRONZE - Men's 10m air rifle shooting
Vijay Kumar - SILVER - Men's 25m rapid-fire pistol shooting
Saina Nehwal - BRONZE - Women's singles, Badminton
Mary Kom - BRONZE - Women's flyweight boxing
Yogeshwar Dutt - BRONZE - Men's wrestling (freestyle 60kg)
Sushil Kumar - SILVER - Men's wrestling (freestyle 66kg)

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics

India could only win two medals in Brazil. PV Sindhu won her first-ever Olympic medal, while Sakshi Malik became the first (and to date, only) Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal.

Sakshi Malik - BRONZE - Women's wrestling (58kg)
PV Sindhu - SILVER - Women's singles, Badminton

2020 Tokyo Olympics

The Covid-affected Olympics was India's most successful ever. India won seven medals and took India's overall tally to 35. PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win multiple Olympic medals, while the Indian men's hockey team ended their 41-year medal drought by winning a bronze medal.

Ravi Kumar Dahiya won Silver while Bajrang Punia won Bronze in the Men's wrestling. Mirabai Chanu won silver in Women's Weightlifting while Lovlina Borgohain won bronze in Women's boxing. Neeraj Chopra won the nation's first-ever gold medal in Athletics and only the second-ever individual gold ever by an Indian after Abhinav Bindra.

Mirabai Chanu - SILVER - Women's weightlifting (49kg)
PV Sindhu - BRONZE - Women's singles, Badminton
Lovlina Borgohain - BRONZE - Women's welterweight boxing
India men's hockey team - BRONZE - Field hockey
Ravi Kumar Dahiya - SILVER - Men's wrestling (freestyle 57kg)
Bajrang Punia - BRONZE - Men's wrestling (freestyle 65kg)
Neeraj Chopra - GOLD - Men's javelin throw

2024 Paris Olympics

Manu Bhaker - BRONZE - Women's shooting (10m air pistol)
Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh - BRONZE - Mixed team (10m air pistol)
Swapnil Kusale - BRONZE - Men's shooting (50m rifle 3 positions)
Indian Men's Hockey Team - BRONZE - Men's Hockey
Neeraj Chopra - SILVER - Men's Javelin Throw
Aman Sehrawat - BRONZE - Men's 57kg Freestyle Wrestling

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