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The world is celebrating International Olympic Day on Thursday. In the same light, we present all the medal winners at the global spectacle.

Regarding the Olympic Games, India might not be a significant force like top sporting nations, such as China or the United States of America (USA). However, India has repeatedly left its mark in the global spectacle in some sports and continues to put itself on the map with a record medal haul in every edition. India has won 35 medals to date, while there happen to be 21 individual medalists in the event. As the world celebrates International Olympic Day 2022 on Thursday, we present all the instances of India winning a medal at the Olympics.

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MedalAthlete/TeamEditionSportEvent
SilverNorman Pritchard

Paris 1900

AthleticsMen's 200 metres
SilverNorman PritchardAthleticsMen's 200-metre hurdles
GoldMen's Field Hockey TeamAmsterdam 1928Field hockeyMen's competition
GoldMen's Field Hockey TeamLos Angeles 1932Field hockeyMen's competition
GoldMen's Field Hockey TeamBerlin 1936Field hockeyMen's competition
GoldMen's Field Hockey TeamLondon 1948Field hockeyMen's competition
GoldMen's Field Hockey Team

Helsinki 1952

Field hockeyMen's competition
BronzeKD JadhavWrestlingMen's freestyle Bantamweight
GoldMen's Field Hockey TeamMelbourne 1956Field hockeyMen's competition
SilverMen's Field Hockey TeamRome 1960Field hockeyMen's competition
GoldMen's Field Hockey TeamTokyo 1964Field hockeyMen's competition
BronzeMen's Field Hockey TeamMexico City 1968Field hockeyMen's competition
BronzeMen's Field Hockey TeamMunich 1972Field hockeyMen's competition
GoldMen's Field Hockey TeamMoscow 1980Field hockeyMen's competition
BronzeLeander PaesAtlanta 1996TennisMen's singles
BronzeKarnam MalleswariSydney 2000WeightliftingWomen's 69 kg
SilverRajyavardhan Singh RathoreAthens 2004ShootingMen's double trap
GoldAbhinav Bindra

Beijing 2008

ShootingMen's 10 m air rifle
BronzeVijender SinghBoxingMiddleweight
BronzeSushil KumarWrestlingMen's freestyle 66 kg
SilverVijay Kumar

London 2012

ShootingMen's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
SilverSushil KumarWrestlingMen's freestyle 66 kg
BronzeSaina NehwalBadmintonWomen's singles
BronzeMary KomBoxingWomen's flyweight
BronzeGagan NarangShootingMen's 10 metre air rifle
BronzeYogeshwar DuttWrestlingMen's freestyle 60 kg
SilverPV Sindhu

Rio de Janeiro 2016

BadmintonWomen's singles
BronzeSakshi MalikWrestlingWomen's freestyle 58 kg
GoldNeeraj Chopra

Tokyo 2020

AthleticsMen's javelin throw
SilverSaikhom Mirabai ChanuWeightliftingWomen's 49 kg
SilverRavi Kumar DahiyaWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg
BronzePV SindhuBadmintonWomen's singles
BronzeLovlina BorgohainBoxingWomen's welterweight
BronzeMen's Field Hockey TeamField hockeyMen's tournament
BronzeBajrang PuniaWrestlingMen's freestyle 65 kg