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India medal winners in Olympics history

5 min read Last Updated : Aug 09 2024 | 2:07 AM IST

At the Paris Olympics 2024, the Indian hockey team secured the fourth bronze medal for the country by defeating Spain in the bronze medal match on August 8, 2024. This marks India’s back-to-back medal win in men’s hockey at the Olympics, following their bronze in Tokyo 2020. The last time India achieved consecutive Olympic medals in men’s hockey was in 1968 and 1972. India had previously won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, which was their first Olympic hockey medal since the 1980 Games.
Indian hockey captains at Olympics – full list
Captain
Olympics
Result
Jaipal Singh Munda
Amsterdam 1928
Gold
Lal Shah Bokhari
Los Angeles 1932
Gold
Dhyan Chand
Berlin 1936
Gold
Kishan Lal
London 1948
Gold
K.D. Singh
Helsinki 1952
Gold
Balbir Singh Sr
Melbourne 1956
Gold
Leslie Claudius
Rome 1960
Silver
Charanjit Singh
Tokyo 1964
Gold
Gurbux Singh / Prithipal Singh
Mexico 1968
Bronze
Harmik Singh
Munich 1972
Bronze
Ajit Pal Singh
Monteral 1976
7th
Vasudevan Baskaran
Moscow 1980
Gold
Zafar Iqbal
Los Angeles 1984
5th
M.M, Somaya
Seoul 1988
6th
Pargat Singh
Barcelona 1992
7th
Pargat Singh
Atlanta 1996
8th
Ramandeep Singh
Sydney 2000
7th
Dilip Tirkey
Athens 2004
7th
Bharat Chettri
London 2012
12th
PR Sreejsh
Rio 2016
8th
Manpreet Singh
Tokyo 2020
Bronze
Harmanpreet Singh
Paris 2024
Bronze

The Indian hockey team successfully defended their bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024, securing a 2-1 victory over Spain.

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh played a crucial role in the Men in Blue’s triumph, scoring two drag-flick goals that allowed India to come from behind and win the decisive match.

Although the team fell short of clinching a silver or gold in Paris, the players will undoubtedly cherish this bronze medal for years to come. The match also marked a fitting conclusion to the career of veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who played his final game for India in Paris.

Achieving back-to-back Olympic medals had been a long-standing dream for the team, and coach Craig Fulton’s side has realised that dream after navigating a challenging path in this year’s quadrennial event.

India medal winners in Olympics

Gold eluded defending champion Neeraj Chopra as he signed off with a silver in the Olympics men’s javelin throw event, while Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem bossed the field with a new Games record of 92.97m at Paris 2024.

The 26-year-old Chopra, who has never lost to Nadeem in their earlier 10 meetings, took the silver with his second round throw of 89.45m. He had won gold in Tokyo with a throw of 87.58m three years ago.

The season’s best effort was the Indian’s only legitimate throw of the evening.

Nadeem’s monster effort — sixth longest in history — also came in his second attempt which was like a bolt from the blue that stunned the Stade de France.

The earlier Olympic record stood at 90.57m in the name of Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway, set during the 2008 Beijing Games.

Nadeem also signed off in style with a closing throw of 91.79m.

Earlier in the Games, Manu Bhaker made history by becoming the first Indian woman shooter to win a medal at the Summer Olympics. She clinched a bronze in the 10m Air Pistol event at the Paris 2024 Games.

Additionally, it is worth noting that Norman Pritchard, an athlete representing India, won two silver medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics, marking the first Olympic medals for the country.

Full list of medal winners in Summer Olympics Games history
Athlete
Medal
Event
Olympics
Neeraj Chopra
Silver
Men’s Javelin Throw
Paris 2024
Indian hockey team
Bronze
Men’s hockey
Paris 2024
Swapnil Kusale
Bronze
Shooting, 50m Rifle 3 Positions (Men)
Paris 2024
Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh
Bronze
Shooting, 10m Air Pistol mixed team event
Paris 2024
Manu Bhaker
Bronze
Shooting, 10m Air Pistol
Paris 2024
Mirabai Chanu
Silver
Women’s 49kg weightlifting
Tokyo 2020
Lovlina Borgohain
Bronze
Women’s welterweight boxing
Tokyo 2020
PV Sindhu
Bronze
Women’s singles badminton
Tokyo 2020
Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Silver
Men’s 57kg wrestling
Tokyo 2020
Indian hockey team
Bronze
Men’s hockey
Tokyo 2020
Bajrang Punia
Bronze
Men’s 65kg wrestling
Tokyo 2020
Neeraj Chopra
Gold
Men’s javelin throw
Tokyo 2020
PV Sindhu
Silver
Women’s singles badminton
Rio 2016
Sakshi Malik
Bronze
Women’s 58kg wrestling
Rio 2016
Sushil Kumar
Silver
Men’s 66kg wrestling
London 2012
Vijay Kumar
Silver
Men’s 25m rapid pistol shooting
London 2012
Saina Nehwal
Bronze
Women’s singles badminton
London 2012
Mary Kom
Bronze
Women’s flyweight boxing
London 2012
Yogeshwar Dutt
Bronze
Men’s 60kg wrestling
London 2012
Gagan Narang
Bronze
Men’s 10m air rifle shooting
London 2012
Abhinav Bindra
Gold
Men’s 10m air rifle shooting
Beijing 2008
Vijender Singh
Bronze
Men’s middleweight boxing
Beijing 2008
Sushil Kumar
Bronze
Men’s 66kg wrestling
Beijing 2008
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Silver
Men’s double trap shooting
Athens 2004
Karnam Malleswari
Bronze
Women’s 54kg weightlifting
Sydney 2000
Leander Paes
Bronze
Men’s singles tennis
Atlanta 1996
Indian hockey team
Gold
Men’s hockey
Moscow 1980
Indian hockey team
Bronze
Men’s hockey
Munich 1972
Indian hockey team
Bronze
Men’s hockey
Mexico City 1968
Indian hockey team
Gold
Men’s hockey
Tokyo 1964
Indian hockey team
Silver
Men’s hockey
Rome 1960
Indian hockey team
Gold
Men’s hockey
Melbourne 1956
KD Jadhav
Bronze
Men’s bantamweight wrestling
Helsinki 1952
Indian hockey team
Gold
Men’s hockey
Helsinki 1952
Indian hockey team
Gold
Men’s hockey
London 1948
Indian hockey team
Gold
Men’s hockey
Berlin 1936
Indian hockey team
Gold
Men’s hockey
Los Angeles 1932
Indian hockey team
Gold
Men’s hockey
Amsterdam 1928
Norman Pritchard
Silver
Men’s 200m
Paris 1900
Norman Pritchard
Silver
Men’s 200m hurdles
Paris 1900
 

First Published: Aug 08 2024 | 7:19 PM IST