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International Olympic Day 2022: Abhinav Bindra to Neeraj Chopra - A look at all medalists from India

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

International Olympic Day 2022: Abhinav Bindra to Neeraj Chopra - A look at all medalists from India-ayh
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Kolkata, First Published Jun 23, 2022, 9:28 AM IST

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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Medal Athlete/Team Edition Sport Event
Silver Norman Pritchard

Paris 1900

Athletics Men's 200 metres
Silver Norman Pritchard Athletics Men's 200-metre hurdles
Gold Men's Field Hockey Team Amsterdam 1928 Field hockey Men's competition
Gold Men's Field Hockey Team Los Angeles 1932 Field hockey Men's competition
Gold Men's Field Hockey Team Berlin 1936 Field hockey Men's competition
Gold Men's Field Hockey Team London 1948 Field hockey Men's competition
Gold Men's Field Hockey Team

Helsinki 1952

Field hockey Men's competition
Bronze KD Jadhav Wrestling Men's freestyle Bantamweight
Gold Men's Field Hockey Team Melbourne 1956 Field hockey Men's competition
Silver Men's Field Hockey Team Rome 1960 Field hockey Men's competition
Gold Men's Field Hockey Team Tokyo 1964 Field hockey Men's competition
Bronze Men's Field Hockey Team Mexico City 1968 Field hockey Men's competition
Bronze Men's Field Hockey Team Munich 1972 Field hockey Men's competition
Gold Men's Field Hockey Team Moscow 1980 Field hockey Men's competition
Bronze Leander Paes Atlanta 1996 Tennis Men's singles
Bronze Karnam Malleswari Sydney 2000 Weightlifting Women's 69 kg
Silver Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Athens 2004 Shooting Men's double trap
Gold Abhinav Bindra

Beijing 2008

Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle
Bronze Vijender Singh Boxing Middleweight
Bronze Sushil Kumar Wrestling Men's freestyle 66 kg
Silver Vijay Kumar

London 2012

Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Silver Sushil Kumar Wrestling Men's freestyle 66 kg
Bronze Saina Nehwal Badminton Women's singles
Bronze Mary Kom Boxing Women's flyweight
Bronze Gagan Narang Shooting Men's 10 metre air rifle
Bronze Yogeshwar Dutt Wrestling Men's freestyle 60 kg
Silver PV Sindhu

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Badminton Women's singles
Bronze Sakshi Malik Wrestling Women's freestyle 58 kg
Gold Neeraj Chopra

Tokyo 2020

Athletics Men's javelin throw
Silver Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting Women's 49 kg
Silver Ravi Kumar Dahiya Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg
Bronze PV Sindhu Badminton Women's singles
Bronze Lovlina Borgohain Boxing Women's welterweight
Bronze Men's Field Hockey Team Field hockey Men's tournament
Bronze Bajrang Punia Wrestling Men's freestyle 65 kg
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