Olympic Medal Winners For India: The Complete List, 2021

What an end to the event for India. Neeraj Chopra winning a Gold in men’s Javelin Throw. Tokyo Olympics is over and India now has 7 medals, better than all previous versions of the games. India opened its medal account with Mirabai Chanu’s silver in the women’s 49 kg category in weightlifting. Talking about India’s performance in the ultimate sporting spectacle, Indian athletes have won 35 medals at the Olympics since the 1900 edition. Here in this blog, we’ll have a look at all the Olympic Medal Winners For India since 1900. As the name of these premier athletes are often referred in government exams, these facts about the Indian Olympic medallists will be helpful for aspirants.

India at 2020 Olympics

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
India	1	2	4	7

Ravi Kumar Dahiya won silver medal in Men’s 57 Kg wrestling event. Mirabai Chanu, an ace weightlifter in the women’s 49 kg category, put the disappointment of Rio 2016 behind her and lifted 202 kg to win silver. It is her first Olympic medal, making her the second Indian weightlifter to achieve this feat after Karnam Malleswari. The medal is India’s first at the Tokyo Olympics. Here is the list all medal winners for India in Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Athlete	Medal	Event	Olympics
Mirabai Chanu	Silver	Women’s 49kg weightlifting	Tokyo 2020
P.V. Sindhu	Bronze	Women’s Singles Badminton	Tokyo 2020
Lovlina Borgohain	Bronze	Women’s Boxing (69 kg)	Tokyo 2020
Indian hockey team	Bronze	Men’s Field Hockey	Tokyo 2020
Ravi Kumar Dahiya	Silver	Men’s Wrestling (57 kg)	Tokyo 2020
Bajrang Punia	Bronze	Mens’s Wrestling (65kg)	Tokyo 2020
Neeraj Chopra	Gold	Men’s Javelin Throw	Tokyo 2020

Olympic Medal Winners For India

• India started their maiden Olympic stint with Norman Pritchard at the 1900 Paris Olympics. Norman Pritchard won India’s first individual medal pre-independence.
• Indian hockey men’s team, gold medal – Amsterdam 1928
• Indian hockey men’s team, gold medal – Los Angeles 1932
• Indian hockey men’s team, gold medal – Berlin 1936
• Indian hockey men’s team, gold medal – London 1948
• Indian hockey men’s team, gold medal – Helsinki 1952
• KD Jadhav, bronze medal – men’s bantamweight wrestling, Helsinki 1952
• Indian hockey men’s team, gold medal – Melbourne 1956
• Indian hockey men’s team, silver medal – Rome 1960
• Indian hockey men’s team, gold medal – Tokyo 1964
• Indian hockey men’s team, bronze medal – Mexico City 1968
• Indian hockey men’s team, bronze medal – Munich 1972
• Indian hockey men’s team, gold medal – Moscow 1980. It remains the last hockey gold for India at the Olympics.
• Leander Paes, bronze medal – men’s singles tennis, Atlanta 1996
• Karnam Malleswari, bronze medal – women’s 54 kg weightlifting, Sydney 2000
• Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, silver medal – men’s double trap shooting, Athens 2004
• Abhinav Bindra, gold medal – men’s 10 m air rifle shooting, Beijing 2008
• Vijender Singh, bronze medal – men’s middleweight boxing, Beijing 2008
• Sushil Kumar, bronze medal – men’s 66 kg wrestling, Beijing 2008
• Gagan Narang, bronze medal – men’s 10 m air rifle shooting, London 2012
• Sushil Kumar, silver medal – men’s 66 kg wrestling, London 2012
• Vijay Kumar, silver medal – men’s 25 m rapid pistol shooting, London 2012
• Mary Kom, bronze medal – women’s flyweight boxing, London 2012
• Yogeshwar Dutt, bronze medal – men’s 60 kg wrestling, London 2012
• Saina Nehwal, bronze medal – women’s singles badminton, London 2012
• PV Sindhu, silver medal – women’s singles badminton, Rio 2016
• Sakshi Malik, bronze medal – women’s 58 kg wrestling, Rio 2016

Indian Olympic Winners Name List

Olympic Gold Medallist for India

Athlete/Team	Medal	Event	Olympics
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	London 1948
Indian hockey team	Gold	Men’s hockey	Melbourne 1956
Abhinav Bindra	Gold	Men’s 10m air rifle shooting	Beijing 2008
Neeraj Chopra	Gold	Men’s Javelin Throw	Tokyo 2020

Olympic Silver Medallist for India

Athlete	Medal	Event	Olympics
Norman Pritchard	Silver	Men’s 200m	Paris 1900
Norman Pritchard	Silver	Men’s 200m hurdles	Paris 1900
Indian hockey team	Silver	Men’s hockey	Rome 1960
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore	Silver	Men’s double trap shooting	Athens 2004
Sushil Kumar	Silver	Men’s 66kg wrestling	London 2012
Vijay Kumar	Silver	Men’s 25m rapid pistol shooting	London 2012
PV Sindhu	Silver	Women’s singles badminton	Rio 2016
Mirabai Chanu	Silver	Women’s 49kg weightlifting	Tokyo 2020
Ravi Kumar Dahiya	Silver	Men’s Wrestling (57 kg)	Tokyo 2020

Olympic Bronze Medallist for India

Athlete	Medal	Event	Olympics
KD Jadhav	Bronze	Men’s bantamweight wrestling	Helsinki 1952
Indian hockey team	Bronze	Men’s hockey	Mexico City 1968
Indian hockey team	Bronze	Men’s hockey	Munich 1972
Leander Paes	Bronze	Men’s singles tennis	Atlanta 1996
Karnam Malleswari	Bronze	Women’s 54kg weightlifting	Sydney 2000
Vijender Singh	Bronze	Men’s middleweight boxing	Beijing 2008
Sushil Kumar	Bronze	Men’s 66kg wrestling	Beijing 2008
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
Sakshi Malik	Bronze	Women’s 58kg wrestling	Rio 2016
P.V. Sindhu	Bronze	Women’s Singles Badminton	Tokyo 2020
Lovlina Borgohain	Bronze	Women’s Boxing (69 kg)	Tokyo 2020
Indian hockey team	Bronze	Men’s hockey	Tokyo 2020
Bajrang Punia	Bronze	Men’s Wrestling (65 kg)	Tokyo 2020

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