🏅 Sports & Olympics

Indian Olympic Medal Winners

From Dhyan Chand's hockey dynasty to Neeraj Chopra's javelin gold — every Indian Olympic medalist from 1900 to 2024. Click any winner to explore their story, records, and exam tips.

🥇 10 Gold🥈 7 Silver🥉 17 Bronze
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📌 Key Exam Facts

  • India's first gold: 1928 Amsterdam (Hockey); first individual gold: Abhinav Bindra (2008 Beijing)
  • First Indian woman medalist: Karnam Malleswari (2000 Sydney, Weightlifting Bronze)
  • Most medals in single Olympics: Tokyo 2020 — 7 medals; matched at Paris 2024 — 6 medals
  • Neeraj Chopra is the only Indian to win gold in Athletics. He also won silver at Paris 2024
  • India won 8 hockey golds (1928–1968, 1980) — most golds for any nation in a single Olympic sport
  • Sushil Kumar and PV Sindhu are the only Indians to win medals at two consecutive Olympics
  • Manu Bhaker is the first Indian to win 2 medals in a single Olympic Games (Paris 2024)