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India at the |
Olympics |
Flag of India |
IOC code IND |
NOC Indian Olympic Association |
Website olympic.ind.in |
Medals |
Ranked 56th |
Gold10Silver9Bronze16Total35 |
Summer appearances |
19001904–19121920192419281932193619481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024 |
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196419681972–19841988199219941998200220062010201420182022 |
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Independent Olympic Participants (2014) |
India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete Norman Pritchard winning two medals – both silver – in athletics and became the first Asian nation to win an Olympic medal.[1][2] |
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 beginning in 1964. Indian athletes have won 35 medals, all at the Summer Games. For a period of time, the Indian Men's Field Hockey Team was dom... |
The run included eight gold medals of which six were won consecutively from 1928 to 1956.[3] |
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During British Imperial rule |
India team that won the gold medal at 1928 Summer Olympics |
Despite being under British rule until 1947, India participated in the Olympic Games separately from the British Olympic Team. India sent its first athlete to the Summer Olympics for the 1900 Games, but an Indian national team did not compete at the Summer Olympics until 1920. Ahead of the 1920 Games, Sir Dorabji Tata ... |
In 1923, a provisional All India Olympic Committee was formed, and in February 1924, the All India Olympic Games (that later became the National Games of India) were held to select a team for the 1924 Summer Olympics. The Indian delegation at the Paris Olympics comprised seven athletes, seven tennis players and team ma... |
Indian hockey team at 1936 Berlin Olympics |
In 1927, the provisional Indian Olympic Committee formally became the Indian Olympic Association (IOA); its main tasks were to promote the development of sports in India, choose host cities for the national games, and send teams selected from the national games to the Summer Olympics. Thus, at the 1928 national games, ... |
Post-independence |
India scoring their third goal against Britain in the final at the 1948 Olympics |
From 1948 onwards, because of the IOA's wider outreach, India began sending delegations of over 50 athletes in several sports, each selected by its sports federation, to the Summer Olympics. The delegation was headed by a chef-de-mission. The Indian field hockey team won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics by defe... |
1952 Helsinki Gold Medal-winning team with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru |
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