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India at the Olympics

India at the Olympics is a history which includes 32 games in 19 countries and 800+ athletes.[1] Since 1900, India has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement". [2]

India at the
Olympics
Flag of India.svg
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websitewww.olympic.ind.in
Medals
Gold
9
Silver
7
Bronze
12
Total
28
Olympics appearances (overview)
34
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Independent Olympic Participants

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for India is IND.[3]

History

The Indian National Olympic Committee was formed in 1927. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1927.[4]

India's team first competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1]

 
The Indian Hockey team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

For a period of time, India's men's field hockey team was strong in Olympic competition. The team won eleven medals in twelve Olympiads between 1928 and 1980.

In the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, India won two silver medals and four bronze medals.[5]

Medalists

Summer games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
2  Silver Pritchard, NormanNorman Pritchard* 1900 Paris[6] Athletics Men's 200 metres
2  Silver Pritchard, NormanNorman Pritchard* 1900 Paris Athletics Men's 200 metre hurdles
1  Gold National team 1928 Amsterdam[7] Field hockey Men's competition
1  Gold National team 1932 Los Angeles[8] Field hockey Men's competition
1  Gold National team 1936 Berlin[9] Field hockey Men's competition
1  Gold National team 1948 London[10] Field hockey Men's competition
1  Gold National team 1952 Helsinki[11] Field hockey Men's competition
3  Bronze Jadhav, Khashaba DadasahebKhashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav 1952 Helsinki Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight
1  Gold National team 1956 Melbourne[12] Field hockey Men's competition
2  Silver National team 1960 Rome[13] Field hockey Men's competition
1  Gold National team 1964 Tokyo[14] Field hockey Men's competition
3  Bronze National team 1968 Mexico City[15] Field hockey Men's competition
3  Bronze National team 1972 Munich[16] Field hockey Men's competition
1  Gold National team[17] 1980 Moscow[18] Field hockey Men's competition
3  Bronze Paes, LeanderLeander Paes 1996 Atlanta[19] Tennis Men's singles
3  Bronze Malleswari, KarnamKarnam Malleswari 2000 Sydney[20] Weightlifting Women's 69 kg
2  Silver Rathore, Rajyavardhan SinghRajyavardhan Singh Rathore 2004 Athens[21] Shooting Men's double trap
1  Gold Bindra, AbhinavAbhinav Bindra[17] 2008 Beijing[22] Shooting Men's 10m Air Rifle
3  Bronze Kumar, SushilSushil Kumar 2008 Beijing Wrestling Men's 66 kg Freestyle
3  Bronze Kumar, VijenderVijender Kumar 2008 Beijing Boxing Men's 75 kg
2  Silver Kumar, SushilSushil Kumar[23] 2012 London[24] Wrestling
2  Silver Kumar, VijayVijay Kumar[23] 2012 London Shooting 20m Rapid Fire Pistol Singles
3  Bronze Dutt, YogeshwarYogeshwar Dutt[23] 2012 London Wrestling
3  Bronze Hmangte, Chungneijang Mery KomChungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte[23] 2012 London Boxing Women 51 kg Flyweight
3  Bronze Narang, GaganGagan Narang[23] 2012 London Shooting 10m Air Rifle
3  Bronze Nehwal, SainaSaina Nehwal[23] 2012 London Badminton Women Singles

India At The Olympics Media

  • India team that won the gold medal at 1928 Summer Olympics

  • India scoring their third goal against Britain in the final at the 1948 Olympics

  • 1952 Helsinki Gold Medal winning team with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

  • Sushil Kumar (left) became the first Indian athlete to win multiple individual Olympic medals since independence

  • Olympics bronze medalist Mary Kom with young sportsperson

  • 2008 Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra with then Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee.

  • Pictograms of Olympic sports – . This is an unofficial sample picture. Images of official Olympic pictograms for 1948 Summer Olympics and all Summer Olympics since 1964 can be found in corresponding Official Reports.

  • Pictograms of Olympic sports – . This is an unofficial sample picture. Images of official Olympic pictograms for 1948 Summer Olympics and all Summer Olympics since 1964 can be found in corresponding Official Reports.

  • Pictograms of Olympic sports - Field hockey. This is unofficial sample picture. Images of official Olympic pictograms for 1948 Summer Olympics and all Summer Olympics since 1964 can be found in corresponding Official Reports.

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "India" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-27.
  2. ↑ Olympics.org, "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-27.
  3. ↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.
  4. ↑ Olympic.org, India; retrieved 2012-7-27.
  5. ↑ BleacherReport.com, "Olympic Medal Count 2012: Updated Tracker, Standings and List of Winners"; retireved 2012-8-16.
  6. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1900 Paris Summer Games" Archived 2016-09-24 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  7. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games" Archived 2009-03-09 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  8. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games" Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  9. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games" Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  10. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1948 London Summer Games" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  11. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  12. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games" Archived 2015-09-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  13. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" Archived 2015-06-20 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  14. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games" Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  15. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  16. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1972 München Summer Games" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Timmons, Heather. " With India’s First Gold, Suddenly a Billion People Notice the Olympics," New York Times, August 11, 2008; excerpt, "Abhinav Bindra, 25, became the first Indian athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal "; retrieved 2012-7-13.
  18. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games" Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  19. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  20. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games" Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  21. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 2004 Athina Summer Games" Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  22. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games" Archived 2010-01-29 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 SR/Olympics, "India at the 2012 London Summer Games" Archived 2012-12-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-16.
  24. ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 2012 London Summer Games" Archived 2012-12-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.

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