India at the Olympics

India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete (Norman Pritchard) winning two medals- both silver- in athletics.

India at the
Olympics
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websitewww.olympic.ind.in
Medals
Gold
9
Silver
7
Bronze
12
Total
28
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Independent Olympic Participants
The Indian Hockey team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, later going on to defeat Germany 8–1 in the final

The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and has participated in every Summer Games since then. India has also competed at several Winter Olympic Games beginning in 1964.

Indian athletes have won 28 medals, all at the Summer Games. For a period of time, India national field hockey team was dominant in Olympic competition, winning eleven medals in twelve Olympics between 1920 and 1980. The run included 8 gold medals total and six successive gold medals from 1928–1956.

History

Early history
Indian Olympic delegation 1920

India sent its first athlete to the Summer Olympics for the 1900 Games, but an Indian national team did not compete at the Summer Olympics until 1920. Ahead of the 1920 Games, Sir Dorabji Tata and Governor of Bombay George Lloyd helped India secure representation at the International Olympic Council, enabling it to participate in the Games (see India at the 1920 Olympic Games). India then sent a team to the 1920 Olympics, comprising four athletes, two wrestlers, and managers Sohrab Bhoot and A. H. A. Fyzee. The Indian Olympic movement was then established during the 1920s: some founders of this movement were Dorabji Tata, A.G. Noehren (Madras College of Physical Education), H.C. Buck (Madras College of Physical Education), Moinul Haq (Bihar sports associations), S. Bhoot (Bombay Olympic Association), A.S. Bhagwat (Deccan Gymkhana), and Guru Dutt Sondhi (Punjab Olympic Association); Lt.Col H.L.O. Garrett (from the Government College Lahore and Punjab Olympic Association) and Sagnik Poddar (of St. Stephen's School) helped organise some early national games; and prominent patrons included Maharajas and royal princes Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, Ranjitsinhji of Nawanagar, the Maharaja of Kapurthala, and the Maharaja of Burdwan.

In 1923, a provisional All India Olympic Committee was formed, and in February 1924, the All India Olympic Games (that later became the National Games of India) were held to select a team for the Paris Summer Olympics. The Indian delegation at the Paris Olympics comprised seven athletes, seven tennis players and team manager Harry Buck.

In 1927, the provisional Indian Olympic Committee formally became the Indian Olympic Association (IOA); its main tasks were to promote the development of sports in India, choose host cities for the national games, and send teams selected from the national games to the Summer Olympics. Thus, at the 1928 national games, it selected seven athletes to represent India at the next Summer Olympics, with Sondhi as manager. By this time, the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) had also been established and it sent a hockey team to the Summer Olympics. The national hockey team and additional sportspersons were similarly sent to the 1932 Games (four athletes and one swimmer) and 1936 (four athletes, three wrestlers, one Burmese weight-lifter), along with three officials headed by team manager Sondhi.

From 1948 onward, because of the IOA's wider outreach, India began sending delegations of over 50 sportspersons representing several sport, each selected by its sports federation, to the Summer Olympics. The delegation was headed by a chef-de-mission.

Thus, India's Summer Olympic delegation in the early Olympic Games was as follows:

  • 1900: One athlete
  • 1920: 6 competitors (four athletes, two wrestlers) and managers Bhoot and Fyzee
  • 1924: 14 competitors (seven athletes, seven tennis players) and manager Harry Crowe Buck
  • 1928: 21 competitors (seven athletes and a hockey team of 14) and manager G D Sondhi
  • 1932: 20 competitors (four athletes, one swimmer, and a hockey team of 15) and three officials headed by manager G D Sondhi
  • 1936: 27 competitors (four athletes, three wrestlers, one Burmese weight-lifter, and a hockey team of 19) and three officials including manager G D Sondhi
  • 1948: 79 competitors and a few officials headed by chef-de-mission Moin ul Haq
  • 1952: 64 competitors and some officials headed by chef-de-mission Moin ul Haq

Recent history

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won gold in the Men's 10 metre air rifle event becoming the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games. Vijender Singh got the country's first medal in boxing with his bronze medal in Middleweight category.

The 2012 Summer Olympics saw an 83-member Indian contingent participating in the games and setting a new best for the country with a total of six medals. Wrestler Sushil Kumar became the first Indian with multiple individual Olympic medals (bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics) since Norman Pritchard in 1900. Saina Nehwal won bronze medal in badminton in Women's singles getting the country's first Olympic medal in badminton. Pugilist Mary Kom became the first Indian woman to win a medal in boxing with her bronze medal finish in Women's flyweight.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, a record number of 118 athletes competed. Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal with her bronze medal finish in Women's freestyle 58 kg category. Shuttler P. V. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in Olympics and also the youngest Indian Olympic medallist.

List of competitors

This list provides a comparative compendium of all the participants/competitors of India in the summer Olympic games.

Games Sports Men Women Total Change  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Change
1900 1 1 0 1 NA 0 2 0 2 NA
1920 2 6 0 6 +5 0 0 0 0 −2
1924 2 13 2 15 +8 0 0 0 0 0
1928 2 21 0 21 +7 1 0 0 1 +1
1932 3 30 0 30 +9 1 0 0 1 0
1936 4 27 0 27 −3 1 0 0 1 0
1948 10 79 0 79 +52 1 0 0 1 0
1952 11 60 4 64 −15 1 0 1 2 +1
1956 8 58 1 59 −5 1 0 0 1 −1
1960 6 45 0 45 −14 0 1 0 1 0
1964 8 52 1 53 +8 1 0 0 1 0
1968 5 25 0 25 −28 0 0 1 1 0
1972 7 40 1 41 +16 0 0 1 1 0
1976 2 20 0 20 −21 0 0 0 0 −1
1980 1 58 18 76 +56 1 0 0 1 +1
1984 5 38 9 48 −28 0 0 0 0 −1
1988 10 39 6 46 −2 0 0 0 0 0
1992 12 44 7 53 +7 0 0 0 0 0
1996 13 45 4 49 −4 0 0 1 1 +1
2000 13 46 19 65 +16 0 0 1 1 0
2004 14 48 25 73 +8 0 1 0 1 0
2008 12 31 25 56 −17 1 0 2 3 +2
2012 13 60 23 83 +27 0 2 4 6 +3
2016 15 63 54 117 +34 0 1 1 2 −4

This list provides a comparative compendium of all the participants/competitors of India in the winter Olympic games.

Games Sports Men Women Total Change  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Change
1964 1 1 0 1 NA 0 0 0 0 NA
1968 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 1 2 1 3 +2 0 0 0 0 0
1992 1 2 0 2 −1 0 0 0 0 0
1998 1 1 0 1 −1 0 0 0 0 0
2002 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 3 3 1 4 +3 0 0 0 0 0
2010 3 3 0 3 −1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 2 2 0 2 −1 0 0 0 0 0

Medal tables
  • Red colour indicates the best performance.

Medals by Summer Games
Games  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
1896 Athensdid not participate
1900 Paris0202[1]17
1904 St. Louisdid not participate
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp0000-
1924 Paris0000-
1928 Amsterdam1001[2]23
1932 Los Angeles1001[3]19
1936 Berlin1001[4]20
1948 London1001[5]22
1952 Helsinki1012[5]26
1956 Melbourne1001[5]24
1960 Rome0101[6]32
1964 Tokyo1001[7]24
1968 Mexico City0011[8]42
1972 Munich0011[9]43
1976 Montreal0000-
1980 Moscow1001[10]23
1984 Los Angeles0000-
1988 Seoul0000-
1992 Barcelona0000-
1996 Atlanta0011[11]71
2000 Sydney0011[12]71
2004 Athens0101[13]65
2008 Beijing1023[13]50
2012 London0246[13]55
2016 Rio de Janeiro01[14]1[15]2[16]67
Total971228

Medals by sport
  Leading in that Sport
Sport  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
Field hockey 812111
Shooting 121434
Athletics 020271
Wrestling 014543
Badminton 01129
Boxing 002264
Tennis 001130
Weightlifting 0011

56

Total971228

List of medallists
Medal Name/Team Games Sport Event
 SilverNorman Pritchard[1][17] 1900 ParisAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 SilverNorman Pritchard[1][17] 1900 ParisAthleticsMen's 200 metre hurdles
 GoldNational team[2] 1928 AmsterdamField hockeyMen's competition
 GoldNational team[3] 1932 Los AngelesField hockeyMen's competition
 GoldNational team[4] 1936 BerlinField hockeyMen's competition
 GoldNational team[5] 1948 LondonField hockeyMen's competition
 GoldNational team[5] 1952 HelsinkiField hockeyMen's competition
 BronzeKhashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav[5] 1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's freestyle bantamweight
 GoldNational team[5] 1956 MelbourneField hockeyMen's competition
 SilverNational team[6] 1960 RomeField hockeyMen's competition
 GoldNational team[7] 1964 TokyoField hockeyMen's competition
 BronzeNational team[8] 1968 Mexico CityField hockeyMen's competition
 BronzeNational team[9] 1972 MunichField hockeyMen's competition
 GoldNational team[10] 1980 MoscowField hockeyMen's competition
 BronzeLeander Paes[11] 1996 AtlantaTennisMen's singles
 BronzeKarnam Malleswari[12] 2000 SydneyWeightliftingWomen's 69 kg
 SilverRajyavardhan Singh Rathore[13] 2004 AthensShootingMen's double trap
 GoldAbhinav Bindra[13] 2008 BeijingShootingMen's 10 m Air Rifle
 BronzeVijender Singh[13] 2008 BeijingBoxingMiddleweight
 BronzeSushil Kumar[13] 2008 BeijingWrestlingMen's freestyle 66 kg
 SilverVijay Kumar[13] 2012 LondonShootingMen's 25 Rapid Fire Pistol
 SilverSushil Kumar[13] 2012 LondonWrestlingMen's freestyle 66 kg
 BronzeSaina Nehwal[13] 2012 LondonBadmintonWomen's singles
 BronzeMary Kom[13] 2012 London BoxingWomen's flyweight
 BronzeGagan Narang[13] 2012 LondonShootingMen's 10m Air Rifle
 BronzeYogeshwar Dutt[13] 2012 LondonWrestlingMen's freestyle 60 kg
 Silver P. V. Sindhu[14] 2016 Rio de Janeiro Badminton Women's singles
 BronzeSakshi Malik[15] 2016 Rio de JaneiroWrestlingWomen's freestyle 58 kg
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See also

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