Manipur in Olympics

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Manipur has produced a remarkable number of athletes who have participated in the Olympic Games. The first Olympian from Manipur is Pangambam Nilakamal in the 1984 Olympics. He represented India as a goalkeeper of India's men's hockey team. Manipur has produced 19 Olympians till now, who competed in 5 disciplines, namely, hockey, boxing, weightlifting, judo and archery. Out of 28 total medals won by India in the Olympic Games, 3 medals are from Manipur.

Medalists

Medal Name Games Sports Event
3  Bronze Mary Kom 2012 Olympics Boxing Women's boxing
2  Silver


Saikhom Mirabai Chanu 2020 Tokyo Olympics Weightlifting Women's weightlifting 49 kg category
3  Bronze Nilakanta Sharma 2020 Tokyo Olympics Hockey Men's hockey

Participants

Games Athletes Sports Event
1984 Pangambam Nilakamal Hockey India's men's hockey team
1988 Kshetrimayum Thoiba Hockey India's men's hockey team
2000 Ngangom Dingko Boxing
2000 Soubam Suresh Boxing
2000 Lourembam Brojeshori Judo Women's Judo
2004 Thingbaijam Sanamacha Weightlifting Weightlifting Women's 53 kg category
2004 Nameirakpam Kunjarani Weightlifting Weightlifting Women's 48 kg category
2008 Khumujam Tombi Judo Women's Judo
2008 Laishram Bombayla Archery
2012 Khadangbam Kothajit Hockey India's men's hockey team
2012 Mary Kom* Boxing
2012 Laishram Devendro Boxing
2012 Ngangbam Sonia Weightlifting Weightlifting Women's 48 kg category
2012 Laishram Bombayla Archery
2016 Khadangbam Kothajit Hockey India's men's hockey team
2016 Kangujam Chinglensana Hockey India's men's hockey team
2016 Thokchom Anuradha Hockey India's women's hockey team
2016 Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu Hockey India's women's hockey team
2016 Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting Weightlifting Women's 48 kg category
2016 Laishram Bombayla Archery
2020 Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu Hockey India's women's hockey team
2020 Nilakanta Sharma* Hockey India's men's hockey team
2020 Saikhom Mirabai Chanu* Weightlifting Weightlifting Women's 49 kg category
2020 Likmabam Sushila Judo Women's Judo
2020 Mary Kom Boxing
  • It denotes the medal winners.

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