With just two days left for the Paris Paralympics 2024 begin, India have sent 84 athletes to compete for major medals. In the last edition, India won 19 medals at the Tokyo Paralympics—five gold, eight silver, and six bronze.
That year marked India’s most successful Paralympic campaign, with five gold medals won by Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, Manish Narwal, Pramod Bhagat, and Krishna Nagar.
List of India’s Paralympics gold medalists
India has won 31 medals total in 12 editions, consisting of 9 gold, 12 silver, and 10 bronze. When Murlikant Petkar won gold at the 1972 Games in Heidelberg, he became the first Indian to win a medal at the Paralympics. The only Indian to win two gold medals in Paralympics is Devendra Jhajharia.
| Athlete | Medal | Event | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murlikant Petkar | Gold | Swimming, Men’s 50m freestyle 3 | Heidelberg 1972 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Gold | Men’s javelin throw F44/ 46 | Athens 2004 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Gold | Men’s high jump F42 | Rio 2016 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Gold | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Rio 2016 |
| Avani Lekhara | Gold | Women’s 10m air rifle shooting standing SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Sumit Antil | Gold | Men’s javelin throw F64 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Manish Narwal | Gold | Men’s 50m pistol SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Pramod Bhagat | Gold | Men’s singles badminton SL3 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Krishna Nagar | Gold | Men’s singles badminton SH6 | Tokyo 2020 |
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