India’s Olympics(1900 to 2020) medal winners history, Know Details.
Welcome back to our informative blog site knowing steps360 with a new IMP News. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896 and it took India only four years before seeing their first representation at the Summer Olympic Games. It all started for India in 1900 when they sent lone athlete Norman Pritchard to Paris where he won two medals in Men’s 200 meters and Men’s 200-meter hurdles.
India has participated in every Summer Games since then, sending their first Olympic team in 1920 comprising four athletes and two wrestlers. It was, however, not till 1928 when they saw their next medal and thus began the domination of the Indian hockey team.
Olympics from 1928 to 1936 Winnings
The pre-Independence Indian hockey team dominated the Olympics from 1928 to 1936 winning an unprecedented three titles. In the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, India beat Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Switzerland before defeating Netherlands 3 – 0 in the final to claim their first-ever gold.
In the 1932 Summer Olympics, India defeated the USA 24 – 1, the largest margin of victory in Olympic history. In the 1936 Summer Olympics final, they defeated Germany 8 – 1, the largest margin of victory ever in an Olympic final.
After Independence Indian Winners
From 1948, an independent India began sending delegations of more than 50 athletes, selected by various sports federations. The delegation was headed by a chef-de-mission. The Indian field hockey team won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics by defeating Great Britain in the final. It was the first gold medal for India as an independent nation.
They continued their dominance by winning the sixth straight title by defeating Pakistan in the final in the 1956 Summer Olympics. In the 1960 Summer Olympics, the field hockey team lost the final and had to settle for a silver medal. Though the team bounced back by winning gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics, India settled for bronze medals in the next two Olympics.
First individual Olympic Indian Medal: Helsinki 1952
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav created history, becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic medal (bronze) in an individual sport at the Helsinki Olympics. The 27-year-old had initially found himself being overlooked in the squad for the 1952 Olympics.
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He wrote to the Maharaja of Patiala, who was a patron of wrestling and had a say in the selection. The Maharaja convinced authorities to hold about again that paved the way for Jadhav to create history for the country.
First and the only medal in tennis: Atlanta 1996.
India’s most famous and decorated tennis players Leander Paes reached the semi-finals of the men’s singles event at the Atlanta Olympics. Paes was up against Andre Agassi in the semi-final whom he lost to by a score of 7-6, 6-3. The medal was a huge achievement for India after they returned medalless from three successive Olympics.
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First Indian Woman to win a medal in Olympic: Sydney 2000
First-ever Indian woman to win an Olympic medal, Karnam Malleswari brought won a bronze medal in the weightlifting 69kg women’s category of Sydney Olympics. She lifted a total of 240 kg in the course of her event. 110 kg came in the snatch category while the other 130kg came in the clean and jerk category, both of which were enough to win her the medal.
First medal in shooting: Athens 2004
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who has also served as India’s Union Minister for Sports, not only became the first shooter from the country to bag the silver medal at the Olympics, but he is also the country’s first individual silver-medallist at the Games.
First individual Indian Olympic Gold winner, Beijing 2008
Abhinav Bindra improved on Rathore’s metal color, finishing top in Men’s 10m Air Rifle category with a score of 700.5. After finishing fourth in the qualifications, Bindra had a fine run of shots, all above the 10.0 mark. In his final shot, he was tied with fellow competitor Henri Hakkinen and it was a shot of 10.8 in Bindra’s favor that won him the first position.
Sushil Kumar added a medal to India’s wrestling tally by winning a Bronze in the men’s freestyle (66kg) category. Losing the first round, Sushil was heavily dependent on the repechage round for his medal. A series of three bouts in a span of 70 minutes saw him through and he reached the semi-final, beating Leonid Spridonov by a score of 3-1, thus bringing home a bronze.
Vijender Singh became a common name in the Indian household after winning bronze at the Beijing Olympics, bringing boxing to the forefront. He sailed through the semi-finals where he lost out to Emile Correa of Cuba by a close score of 5-8. Both Vijender and Sushil received Khel Ratna Awards for their achievements that year.
Most Indian medals so far In London 2012 Olympic
The London Olympics in 2012 has been India’s best Olympics performance so far with a total of six medals, doubling the country’s record of the last Games.
It was a historical milestone for Indian sportswomen as shuttler Saina Nehwal and boxer Mary Kom won bronze in their respective sports in London. World junior champion Saina became the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic bronze medal in the women’s singles.
India’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony, Sushil Kumar improved on his bronze to claim his second and India’s first silver in wrestling. Meanwhile, Yogeshwar Dutt clinched a bronze medal in the men’s freestyle (60kg) category to become the third Indian wrestler to win an Olympic medal.
Eleven Indian shooters qualified for the London Olympics, with seven male and four female competitors. Shooters Vijay Kumar and Gagan Narang joined the elite group of Indian marksmen with a silver and bronze medal respectively.
First Indian woman wrestler to win a medal: Rio 2016
In a traditionally male-dominated sport, Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal with her bronze medal finish in the Women’s freestyle 58 kg category.
Meanwhile, PV Sindhu became the first Indian shuttler to reach an Olympic final in the 2016 Games. Sindhu set up a dream showdown against Carolina Marin, eventually losing to the Spaniard but became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in the Olympics. She is also the youngest Indian (21 then) to achieve this feat.
Now 2020 Neeraj Chopra Creates history
At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics games, Neeraj Chopra, the 23-year-old farmer’s son from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana produced a second-round throw of 87.58m in the finals to end India’s 100-year wait for a track and field medal in the Olympics.
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