List of Indian Olympics Medal Winners 1900-2020 (Name of Athletes with Medals)

List of Indian Olympics Medal Winners 1900-2020: With debut in Olympic Games 1900, Indian athletes have performed exceptionally well and won 35 medals. Two silver medals of Norman Pritchard in 1900 Olympic Games have made India the 1st Asian nation to win an Olympic medal.

It was 1920 Summer Olympic Games when India sent their team for the first time to participate. Indian Men’s Field Hockey Team had performed really well with 11 medals in 12 Olympic Games played between 1928 and 1980. The first gold medal was also grabbed by Men’s Field Hockey Team in 1928 Summer Olympics.

List of Indian Olympics Medal Winners 1900-2020

If you are preparing for competitive exams in India including UPSC then it is essential for you to know the list of Indian Olympics Medal Winners since 1900 to 2020.

You may get 2-3 questions from Olympics medals in various government exams in India. Let’s have a look at the table listing Indian Olympics Medal Winners 1900-2020:

Games	Athlete Name/Team Participate	Medal Secured	Event
1900 Paris	Norman Pritchard	Silver	Men’s 200 metres
1900 Paris	Norman Pritchard	Silver	Men’s 200 metre hurdles
1928 Amsterdam	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Gold	Men’s competition
1932 Los Angeles	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Gold	Men’s competition
1936 Berlin	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Gold	Men’s competition
1948 London	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Gold	Men’s competition
1952 Helsinki	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Gold	Men’s competition
1952 Helsinki	K. D. Jadhav	Bronze	Wrestling, Men’s freestyle Bantamweight
1956 Melbourne	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Gold	Men’s competition
1960 Rome	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Silver	Men’s competition
1964 Tokyo	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Gold	Men’s competition
1968 Mexico City	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Bronze	Men’s competition
1972 Munich	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Bronze	Men’s competition
1980 Moscow	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Gold	Men’s competition
1996 Atlanta	Leander Paes	Bronze	Tennis, Men’s singles
2000 Sydney	Karnam Malleswari	Bronze	Weightlifting, Women’s 69 kg
2004 Athens	Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore	Silver	Shooting, Men’s double trap
2008 Beijing	Abhinav Bindra	Gold	Shooting, Men’s 10 m air rifle
2008 Beijing	Vijender Singh	Bronze	Boxing, Middleweight
2008 Beijing	Sushil Kumar	Bronze	Wresting , Men’s freestyle 66 kg
2012 London	Vijay Kumar	Silver	Shooting, Men’s 25 m rapid fire pistol
2012 London	Sushil Kumar	Silver	Wrestling, Men’s freestyle 66 kg
2012 London	Saina Nehwal	Bronze	Badminton, Women’s singles
2012 London	Mary Kom	Bronze	Boxing, Women’s flyweight
2012 London	Gagan Narang	Bronze	Shooting, Men’s 10m air rifle
2012 London	Yogeshwar Dutt	Bronze	Wrestling, Men’s freestyle 60 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro	P. V. Sindhu	Silver	Badminton, Women’s singles
2016 Rio de Janeiro	Sakshi Malik	Bronze	Wrestling, Women’s freestyle 58 kg
2020 Tokyo Olympics	Neeraj Chopra	Gold	Men’s javelin throw
2020 Tokyo Olympics	Saikhom Mirabai Chanu	Silver	Weightlifting, Women’s 49 kg
2020 Tokyo Olympics	Ravi Kumar Dahiya	Silver	Wrestling, Men’s freestyle 57 kg
2020 Tokyo Olympics	P. V. Sindhu	Bronze	Badminton, Women’s singles
2020 Tokyo Olympics	Lovlina Borgohain	Bronze	Boxing, Women’s welterweight
2020 Tokyo Olympics	Men’s Field Hockey Team	Bronze	Field Hockey, Men’s tournament
2020 Tokyo Olympics	Bajrang Punia	Bronze	Wrestling, Men’s freestyle 65 kg

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