India has won about 35 medals at the Olympics starting from the year 1900. Here is the list of India’s Olympic medallists in every sport.
Norman Pritchard, who won two silver medals in the Paris Olympic in 1900 in the men’s 200m hurdle and 200m race
Starting off the list with the first Indian representative who won the silver medal by completing the race in mere 26 seconds. He went on to win a silver again in a 200m men’s sprint.
Indian hockey team, who won six gold medals in succession starting from 1928 to 1956
India won its first Olympic gold by scoring 29 goals in five matches. They went on to win six consecutive Olympic gold in hockey till 1956 and then won again in Tokyo 1964.
KD Jadhav, who won first bronze in wrestling in Helsinki in 1952
He was the first individual Olympic medallist who shone in Helsinki Olympics in 1952.
Leander Paes, winning bronze in 1996
After the medal drought of so many years, Leander Paes finally won a bronze medal in Atlanta in 1996.
KarnamMalleswari, winning bronze in weightlifting in 2000
KarnamMalleswari won an Olympic bronze in women’s 54kg weightlifting in Sydney in 2000.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, winning a silver medal in shooting in Athens 2004
Army man Rajyaverdhan Singh Rathore became the first shooter who won Olympic silver in the double trap in the shooting.
Abhinav Bindra became the first individual gold medallist from India in rifle shooting
Abhinav Bindra wowed everyone by winning the first individual gold in rifle shooting at Beijing Olympics in 2008.
The wrestlers bought laurels to the country by winning several Olympic medals.
Starting with Sushil Kumar winning bronze in 2008, the series of wrestlers brought fame and laurels to the nation by winning Olympic medals. Wrestlers like Yogeshwar Dutt. Sakshi Malik, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, and Bajrang Punia won several Olympic medals.
Mary Kom, winning a bronze medal in women’s flyweight boxing in 2012.
The legendary Mary Kom made her mark by winning a bronze in London Olympics in 2012.
PV Sindhu, who won a silver and a bronze in 2016 and 2020
After Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu showed her worth by winning a silver in Rio 2016 and a bronze in 2020.
Neeraj Chopra, the Golden boy of Javelin throw
After Abhinav Bindra in 2008, Neeraj Chopra won individual gold in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in men’s Javelin throw. He went for a record 87.58 m to clinch the Olympic gold.
Feeling patriotic and proud anyone? We certainly are.
