National Sports Day 2022: Indian Olympic Gold Medalist List

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India has won 35 medals at the Olympics since the 1900 edition.

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Did you know out of these 35 medals India has won 10 gold medals at the Olympics?

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Here is the list of the faces that made India proud.

The day was May 26, 1928 and it was the gold medal match in Amsterdam. Jaipal Singh was the captain of the first Indian hockey team to make it happen.

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In 1932 Lal Bokhari, the captain of the Indian hockey team, won the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics.

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The wizard Dhyan Chand scored 14 goals, including a hat-trick in the final against the Netherlands in the final. This was Indian hockey’s first medal at the Olympics in 1936.

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Balbir Singh’s brace in the final helped India beat hosts Great Britain 4-0 and win a fourth Olympic gold in 1956.

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KD Singh will always be remembered as the mastermind behind this remarkable performance in 1952 that gave gold medal to India in Helsinki Olympic Games.

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He is a former field hockey player from Tamil Nadu and won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

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He was a remarkable captain who brought luck to the team, by winning the gold medal against Pakistan in Tokyo 1964.

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India’s most euphoric moment at the Olympics came at Beijing 2008 when Abhinav Bindra won a historic gold medal in the men’s 10m air rifle.

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Neeraj Chopra after Abhinav Bindra became India’s second sportsperson to win gold at Tokyo 2022 in men’s javelin throw.

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National Sports Day 2022: Indian Olympic Gold Medalist List

India has won 35 medals at the Olympics since the 1900 edition.

Did you know out of these 35 medals India has won 10 gold medals at the Olympics?

Here is the list of the faces that made India proud.

The day was May 26, 1928 and it was the gold medal match in Amsterdam. Jaipal Singh was the captain of the first Indian hockey team to make it happen.

Jaipal Singh

In 1932 Lal Bokhari, the captain of the Indian hockey team, won the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics.

Lal Bokhari

The wizard Dhyan Chand scored 14 goals, including a hat-trick in the final against the Netherlands in the final. This was Indian hockey’s first medal at the Olympics in 1936.

Dhyan Chand

Balbir Singh’s brace in the final helped India beat hosts Great Britain 4-0 and win a fourth Olympic gold in 1956.

Balbir Singh

KD Singh will always be remembered as the mastermind behind this remarkable performance in 1952 that gave gold medal to India in Helsinki Olympic Games.

KD Singh

He is a former field hockey player from Tamil Nadu and won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Vasudevan Baskaran

He was a remarkable captain who brought luck to the team, by winning the gold medal against Pakistan in Tokyo 1964.

Charanjit Singh

India’s most euphoric moment at the Olympics came at Beijing 2008 when Abhinav Bindra won a historic gold medal in the men’s 10m air rifle.

Abhinav Bindra

Neeraj Chopra after Abhinav Bindra became India’s second sportsperson to win gold at Tokyo 2022 in men’s javelin throw.

Neeraj Chopra