Since the country's debut at the 1900 Olympics, where it won 2 medals, India has won a total of 38 medals, including three at the ongoing Paris Olympics.
On August 1, shooter Swapnil Kusale won India's third medal in Paris with a bronze in the Men's Rifle 50M 3 Position event.
Shooter Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals in the women's 10m air pistol and the mixed 10m air pistol team event with partner Sarabjot Singh. With her two victories, Bhaker became the first Indian athlete since Independence to win two medals at the same Olympics since Norman Pritchard achieved the feat for India in the 1900 edition.
Although Pritchard's medal was initially recognised as belonging to Great Britain, the International Olympic Committee later recognised it as belonging to India. Since then, Indian athletes have gone from strength to strength with 7 medals at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, the highest achievement in the history of the Indian contingent.
Here is a list of athletes who have won medals for India at the Olympic Games, from 1900 onwards:
Medals at previous Olympic Games
|
Athlete |
Medal |
Incident |
Olympic |
|
Norman Pritchard |
Money |
200m men |
Paris in 1900 |
|
Norman Pritchard |
Money |
Men's 200m hurdles |
Paris in 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 in 1936 |
|
Indian Hockey Team |
Gold |
Men's hockey |
London in 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 |
City of Melbourne, Australia, 1956 |
|
Indian Hockey Team |
Money |
Men's hockey |
Rome 1960 |
|
Indian Hockey Team |
Gold |
Men's hockey |
Tokyo, 1964 |
|
Indian Hockey Team |
Bronze |
Men's hockey |
Mexico 1968 |
|
Indian Hockey Team |
Bronze |
Men's hockey |
Munich 1972 |
|
Indian Hockey Team |
Gold |
Men's hockey |
Moscow 1980 |
|
Leandre Paes |
Bronze |
Men's singles tennis |
City of Atlanta, 1996 |
|
Karnam Malleswari |
Bronze | Women's weightlifting 54 kg |
Sydney in 2000 |
|
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
Money |
Men's Double Trap Shooting |
Athens 2004 |
|
Abhinav Bindra |
Gold |
Men's 10m Air Rifle Shooting |
Beijing in 2008 |
|
Vijender Singh |
Bronze |
Men's Middleweight Boxing |
Beijing in 2008 |
|
Sushil Kumar |
Bronze |
Men's Wrestling 66 kg |
Beijing in 2008 |
| Sushil Kumar | Money |
Men's Wrestling 66 kg |
London in 2012 |
| Vijay Kumar |
Money |
Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Shooting |
London in 2012 |
| Saina Nehwal | Bronze |
Women's singles badminton |
London in 2012 |
| Maria Com | Bronze |
Women's Flyweight Boxing |
London in 2012 |
| Yogeshwar Dutt | Bronze |
Men's 60 kg wrestling |
London in 2012 |
| Gagan Narang | Bronze |
Men's 10m Air Rifle Shooting |
London in 2012 |
| PV Sindhu |
Money |
Women's singles badminton |
Rio 2016 Olympic Games |
| Sakshi Malik | Bronze |
Women's wrestling 58 kg |
Rio 2016 Olympic Games |
| Mirabai Chanu | Money |
Women's weightlifting 49 kg |
Tokyo 2020 Olympics |
| Lovlina Borgohain | Bronze |
Women's welterweight boxing |
Tokyo 2020 Olympics |
| PV Sindhu | Bronze |
Women's singles badminton |
Tokyo 2020 Olympics |
| Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Money |
Men's Wrestling 57 kg |
Tokyo 2020 Olympics |
| Indian Hockey Team | Bronze |
Men's hockey |
Tokyo 2020 Olympics |
| Bajrang Punia |
Bronze |
Men's wrestling 65 kg |
Tokyo 2020 Olympics |
| Neeraj Chopra |
Gold |
Men's Javelin Throw |
Tokyo 2020 Olympics |
| Manu Bhaker |
Bronze |
Women's 10m Air Pistol Shooting |
Paris in 2024 |
| Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singht |
Bronze |
Mixed team shooting 10m air pistol |
Paris in 2024 |
| Swapnil Kusale |
Bronze |
50m 3-position rifle |
Paris in 2024 |
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