Olympics: India's Past Medal Winners
Marking their first ever participation in the year 1900, India has won 9 Gold Medals, 6 Silver and 11 Bronze medals, a total of 26 medals in the history of 30 Olympic Games. Here is the list of all of India's medal winners at the quadrennial event so far.
Marking their first ever participation in the year 1900, India has won 9 Gold Medals, 6 Silver and 11 Bronze medals, a total of 26 medals in the history of 30 Olympic Games. Here is the list of all of India's medal winners at the quadrennial event so far.
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Abhinav Bindra
Abhinav Bindra, the name responsible for earning India its first ever individual gold medal at the Olympics, claimed gold in the 10 metre Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Having lost in the qualification round in 2012, India's flag bearer at Rio will take his final shot at glory in Rio.
Gagan Narang
Having participated at the 2012 London Olympics in three different formats, ace shooter Gagan Narang found luck in the 10m air rifle event, where he claimed a bronze. Narang, along with compatriot Bindra narrowly missed out on medal at the ISSF World Cup, but is aiming nothing less than Gold at the Summer Olympics.
Yogeshwar Dutt
After 18th and 9th place finishes at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games respectively, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt went on to win a memorable bronze in 2012 London Olympics in men's freestyle 60 kg, having defeated North Korea's Ri Jong-myong. With Sushil Kumar out, Yogeshwar is India's only real hope to claim a medal in the sport this time.
Sushil Kumar
Vijender Singh
India’s only Olympic boxing medalist, Vijender Singh's journey at the 2008 Olympics ended with a defeat to Cuba's Emilio Correa in the semi-finals, which meant that he could only claim a bronze medal. The Haryana-born boxer ruled himself out of participation in Rio giving importance to his pro-career.
Mary Kom
Five-time women's boxing world champion Mary Kom earned India a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics defeating Tunisian boxer Maroua Rahali after being knocked out by the eventual champion, Nicola Adams in semi-finals. AIBA's application to give Mary wild-card entry at the Rio Olympics was rejected by IOC.
Leander Paes
The winner of several Grand Slam titles in doubles category, Leander Paes' bagged bronze at the 1996 Olympic Games in men's singles format, where he defeated Brazilian Fernando Meligeni to bag the medal. The 43-year-old will be paring with Rohan Bopanna in the Men's doubles event at the upcoming Rio Olympics.
Karnam Malleswari
Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal claimed a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in women's singles event after her Chinese opponent Wang Xin retired from the match due to a knee injury. Having defeated former world No. 1 Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand and China's Sun Yu, Saina's form is one of the reasons why many would put their money on the star shuttler to grab at least a medal in Rio.