India’s Olympic journey began with a two-medal on their debut, kick-starting their campaign on the global stage. Since then, India has amassed a total of 35 medals across 24 Olympic Games, including a mix of gold, silver, and bronze.
India’s total medals in Olympics
| Athlete | Medal | Event | Olympics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Pritchard | Silver | Men’s 200m | Paris 1900 |
| Norman Pritchard | Silver | Men’s 200m hurdles | Paris 1900 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | Men’s hockey | Amsterdam 1928 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | Men’s hockey | Los Angeles 1932 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | Men’s hockey | Berlin 1936 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | Men’s hockey | London 1948 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | Men’s hockey | Helsinki 1952 |
| KD Jadhav | Bronze | Men’s bantamweight wrestling | Helsinki 1952 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | Men’s hockey | Melbourne 1956 |
| Indian hockey team | Silver | Men’s hockey | Rome 1960 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | Men’s hockey | Tokyo 1964 |
| Indian hockey team | Bronze | Men’s hockey | Mexico City 1968 |
| Indian hockey team | Bronze | Men’s hockey | Munich 1972 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | Men’s hockey | Moscow 1980 |
| Leander Paes | Bronze | Men’s singles tennis | Atlanta 1996 |
| Karnam Malleswari | Bronze | Women’s 54kg weightlifting | Sydney 2000 |
| Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Silver | Men’s double trap shooting | Athens 2004 |
| Abhinav Bindra | Gold | Men’s 10m air rifle shooting | Beijing 2008 |
| Vijender Singh | Bronze | Men’s middleweight boxing | Beijing 2008 |
| Sushil Kumar | Bronze | Men’s 66kg wrestling | Beijing 2008 |
| Sushil Kumar | Silver | Men’s 66kg wrestling | London 2012 |
| Vijay Kumar | Silver | Men’s 25m rapid pistol shooting | London 2012 |
| Saina Nehwal | Bronze | Women’s singles badminton | London 2012 |
| Mary Kom | Bronze | Women’s flyweight boxing | London 2012 |
| Yogeshwar Dutt | Bronze | Men’s 60kg wrestling | London 2012 |
| Gagan Narang | Bronze | Men’s 10m air rifle shooting | London 2012 |
| PV Sindhu | Silver | Women’s singles badminton | Rio 2016 |
| Sakshi Malik | Bronze | Women’s 58kg wrestling | Rio 2016 |
| Mirabai Chanu | Silver | Women’s 49kg weightlifting | Tokyo 2020 |
| Lovlina Borgohain | Bronze | Women’s welterweight boxing | Tokyo 2020 |
| PV Sindhu | Bronze | Women’s singles badminton | Tokyo 2020 |
| Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Silver | Men’s 57kg wrestling | Tokyo 2020 |
| Indian hockey team | Bronze | Men’s hockey | Tokyo 2020 |
| Bajrang Punia | Bronze | Men’s 65kg wrestling | Tokyo 2020 |
| Neeraj Chopra | Gold | Men’s javelin throw | Tokyo 2020 |
India’s total gold medals in Olympics
Neeraj Chopra, an Indian javelin thrower, is the most recent athlete to achieve success at this level. India has won eight team gold medals and ten individual gold medals at the Olympics. In shooting and athletics, there have been only two gold medal winners at the Summer Games.
India’s total silver medals in Olympics
Nine Indian athletes have clinched silver medals on the global stage. Norman Pritchard was the first sportsman to win silver for India. In Tokyo, Team India claimed two silver medals, won by Mirabai Chanu and PV Sindhu.
India’s total bronze medals in Olympics
In the history of Olympics, Indian atheletes have won 16 bronze medals.
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