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India at the Olympics

From two silver medals in Paris in 1900 to the medals of Tokyo and Paris — the moments that shaped India’s Olympic story.

  1. 1900, Paris
    The first medals

    Norman Pritchard wins two silver medals in athletics (200 metres and 200 metres hurdles); the International Olympic Committee lists them under India.

  2. 1928, Amsterdam
    The first hockey gold

    India’s hockey team wins its first Olympic gold, with Dhyan Chand the top scorer of the tournament.

  3. 1936, Berlin
    A third straight gold

    India wins the hockey gold for the third Games in a row.

  4. 1948, London
    Gold as a free nation

    India wins hockey gold in its first Olympics as an independent country.

  5. 1952, Helsinki
    The first individual medal

    Wrestler K. D. Jadhav wins bronze — independent India’s first individual Olympic medal.

  6. 1956, Melbourne
    Six in a row

    India wins its sixth straight hockey gold.

  7. 1980, Moscow
    The eighth hockey gold

    India wins hockey gold for the eighth time — still the most by any country.

  8. 1996, Atlanta
    A tennis bronze

    Leander Paes wins bronze in men’s singles tennis.

  9. 2008, Beijing
    The first individual gold

    Shooter Abhinav Bindra wins the 10-metre air rifle — India’s first individual Olympic gold.

  10. 2012, London
    Six medals

    India wins six medals (two silver, four bronze), its best haul until then.

  11. 2021, Tokyo
    Gold in athletics

    Neeraj Chopra wins the javelin, India’s first Olympic gold in athletics; India’s seven medals at the Tokyo Games are its best ever.

  12. 2024, Paris
    Two medals at one Games

    India wins six medals; Manu Bhaker becomes the first Indian since independence to win two medals at a single Games.

Sources

  1. Olympics.com — India
  2. Indian Olympic Association