India at the Olympics
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| India at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Olympic history | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | ||||||||||
| Winter Games | ||||||||||
| 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||||||||
India is credited for first participating at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete (Norman Pritchard) winning two medals in athletics. The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and has participated in every Summer Games since then. India has also competed at several Winter Olympic Games since 1964.
Indian athletes have won a total of 17 medals, mostly in field hockey. The men's field hockey team was dominant in Olympic competition, winning eleven medals in twelve Olympiads between 1928 and 1980, including six successive gold medals from 1928–1956.
The National Olympic Committee for India is the Indian Olympic Association, and was created in 1927.
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[edit] Medalists
[edit] Medal tables
- See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
[edit] Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1904 St. Louis | did not participate | |||
| 1908 London | did not participate | |||
| 1912 Stockholm | did not participate | |||
| 1920 Antwerp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 Paris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1936 Berlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 London | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1956 Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Moscow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
[edit] Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field hockey | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- Indian Olympic Association. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
