India
Highlights Of India
The first authentic
Indian team took part at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games in athletics and
wrestling.
A National Olympic
Committee was finally formed in 1927.
India's greatest
successes at the Olympics have come in men's hockey. They won every men's title
from 1928 to 1956. In 1960 they reached the final but lost to Pakistan to end
the sequence.
India's first gold medal
winning squad at the Amsterdam Olympic Games in 1928 included legendary hockey
player Dhyan CHAND, known as the “ wizard of hockey” who won three consecutive
gold medals.
After independence India
continued their hockey success with a gold at the London Olympic Games. The
final was played on grass at Wembley Stadium. India were an ever present on the
men's hockey medal podium until 1976 and their last gold medal success in this
sport came at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games.
Indian shooters have
challenged for medals in the new millennium. Rajyavardhan Singh RATHORE won
silver in the men's double trap in Athens 2004. Shooter Abinav BHINDRA became
India's first individual gold medallist when won the 10m air rifle at the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
At the 1900 Olympic
Games in Paris, Norman PRITCHARD won silver medals in the men's 200m and the
now discontinued 200m hurdles. He was the first medal winner born in India but
confusion surrounds his nationality as India was then under British rule.
India have not yet
staged the Olympic Games but have hosted IOC sessions.
Anthem: Title
Jana Gana Mana (Thou Art
the Ruler of the Minds of all People)
Anthem: Year of Induction
1950
Anthem: Composer
Words and music
Rabindranath TAGORE.
Official NOC/NPC name
India
IOC recognition date
1927
NOC/NPC President's name
Professor Vijay KUMAR
MALHOTRA
NOC/NPC General Secretary's name
Raja Randhir SINGH
IOC Member's Name
Raja Randhir SINGH, Mr
Ashwini KUMAR (Honorary)
Year of first appearance in an Olympic and
Paralympic Games
1900
Number of appearances in Olympic and Paralympic
Games
23, including Paris 1900
and London 2012
Summary of Olympic and Paralympic Games
Appearances
Medals
per sport
|
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Sport
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
Boxing
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Hockey
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
Shooting
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
Tennis
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Weightlifting
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Wrestling - Freestyle
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Total
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
18
|
Medals
per year
|
||||
Year
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
1928
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1932
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1936
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1948
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1952
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1956
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1960
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1964
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1968
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1972
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1980
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1996
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2000
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2004
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2008
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
Total
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
18
|
Indian-Athletes
Medals-Winners
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