India’s Glorious Olympic Gold Medal Wins: A Look Back at Historic Achievements

An Olympic gold is often one of the best moments in a sportsperson’s career. The total number of golds won by the Indian contingent has reached only ten throughout the history of Olympic Games, out of which eight were recorded in team events in the 20th Century.

As Indian athletes push to get their very first gold medal at Paris 2024, currently set to be held in Paris, let’s look at all the gold medals India has garnered in the Olympics.

List of Gold Medals in Olympics History: 

India has so far managed to get 10 gold medals out of the Olympic Games, out of which the Indian Men’s Hockey Team contributed eight of them.

 Only two individuals brought the gold medal to India, namely Neeraj Chopra and Abhinav Bhindra.

Olympics Year            Athlete or Team                 Event

1928 Amsterdam        Men’s Hockey Team Men’s Field Hockey

1932 Los Angeles        Men’s Hockey Team Men’s Field Hockey

1936 Berlin                Men’s Hockey Team Men’s Field Hockey

1948 London                Men’s Hockey Team Men’s Field Hockey

1952 Helsinki                Men’s Hockey Team Men’s Field Hockey

1956 Melbourne        Men’s Hockey Team Men’s Field Hockey

1960 Rome                Men’s Hockey Team Men’s Field Hockey

1980 Moscow                Men’s Hockey Team Men’s Field Hockey

2008 Beijing                Abhinav Bhindra   Men’s 10m air rifle shooting

2020 Tokyo               Neeraj Chopra                 Men’s javelin throw

Neeraj Chopra was the last man who made an Olympics gold for India in 2020 and is one of the very strong favorites looking to bring home another gold in this year’s games at Paris 2024.

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