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From KD Jadhav to Neeraj Chopra: India's individual Olympic medal winners in images

Published on Jul 11, 2024 04:59 PM IST

Out of the 23 individual medals that have been won by Indian athletes at the Olympics, 19 have come in the 21st century.

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India has won a total of 35 medals at the Olympics out of which 12 belong to the men's hockey team. Two of the individual medals belong to Norman Pritchard, who according to the records of the International Olympic Committee, had won silver in men's 200m and men's 200m hurdles at the 1900 Olympics while representing India. That topic is up for debate, though, with athletics' international sports federation, World Athletics, listing Pritchard as having competed for Great Britain at the 1900 Olympics. Regardless, the presence of Pritchard in the IOC records makes him the earliest medal winner for India. It was slow moving for the country after that, which just two more individual medallists added for the rest of the 20th century but that has changed since 2000. (AP / PTI)

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India has won a total of 35 medals at the Olympics out of which 12 belong to the men's hockey team. Two of the individual medals belong to Norman Pritchard, who according to the records of the International Olympic Committee, had won silver in men's 200m and men's 200m hurdles at the 1900 Olympics while representing India. That topic is up for debate, though, with athletics' international sports federation, World Athletics, listing Pritchard as having competed for Great Britain at the 1900 Olympics. Regardless, the presence of Pritchard in the IOC records makes him the earliest medal winner for India. It was slow moving for the country after that, which just two more individual medallists added for the rest of the 20th century but that has changed since 2000. (AP / PTI)

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Wrestler KD Jadhav is the first Indian in the country's independent history to win an individual medal. Jadhav competed in the bantamweight freestyle category and won bronze. (Olympics)

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Wrestler KD Jadhav is the first Indian in the country's independent history to win an individual medal. Jadhav competed in the bantamweight freestyle category and won bronze. (Olympics)

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Leander Paes ended a medal drought that went on for three Games editions at the 1995 Atalanta Olympics. He was the first Indian in 44 years to win an individual medal and it was the first for the country since the men's hockey team's gold in 1980. Paes lost in the semi-finals to eventual gold medal winner Andre Agassi and faced Brazil's Fernando Meligeni in the bronze medal match. He won 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.(Getty Images)

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Leander Paes ended a medal drought that went on for three Games editions at the 1995 Atalanta Olympics. He was the first Indian in 44 years to win an individual medal and it was the first for the country since the men's hockey team's gold in 1980. Paes lost in the semi-finals to eventual gold medal winner Andre Agassi and faced Brazil's Fernando Meligeni in the bronze medal match. He won 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.(Getty Images)

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Karnam Malleswari made history at Sydney 2000 by winning a bronze in weightlifting and becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. Malleswari competed in the women's 69kg category and managed to lift a best weight of 110.0kg in snatch and 130.0kg in clean and jerk. She thus finished with a total of 240.0kg, putting herself well clear of fourth spot.(Getty Images )

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Karnam Malleswari made history at Sydney 2000 by winning a bronze in weightlifting and becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. Malleswari competed in the women's 69kg category and managed to lift a best weight of 110.0kg in snatch and 130.0kg in clean and jerk. She thus finished with a total of 240.0kg, putting herself well clear of fourth spot.(Getty Images )

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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was India's sole medal-winner at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Rathore was the first Indian to win an individual silver. He finished with a score of 135 in the qualification round of men's trap shooting. In the final, Rathore shot 179 to finish a point above China's Wang Zheng.(Getty Images)

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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was India's sole medal-winner at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Rathore was the first Indian to win an individual silver. He finished with a score of 135 in the qualification round of men's trap shooting. In the final, Rathore shot 179 to finish a point above China's Wang Zheng.(Getty Images)

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Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics, winning the men's 10m air rifle title at Beijing 2008. It was the first gold for India overall since the men's hockey team won the title in 1980 and the first gold for the country in a sport apart from hockey.(Getty Images)

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Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics, winning the men's 10m air rifle title at Beijing 2008. It was the first gold for India overall since the men's hockey team won the title in 1980 and the first gold for the country in a sport apart from hockey.(Getty Images)

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Vijender Singh became the first Indian to win a boxing medal at the Olympics. He won bronze in men's 75kg at the Beijing Olympics. (Getty Images)

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Vijender Singh became the first Indian to win a boxing medal at the Olympics. He won bronze in men's 75kg at the Beijing Olympics. (Getty Images)

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Sushil Kumar added to the medal haul in Beijing by winning bronze in men's 66kg freestyle wrestling. Sushil would then go on to become the first Indian to medal at consecutive Olympics, winning silver in men's 66kg freestyle at London 2012. (AFP)

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Sushil Kumar added to the medal haul in Beijing by winning bronze in men's 66kg freestyle wrestling. Sushil would then go on to become the first Indian to medal at consecutive Olympics, winning silver in men's 66kg freestyle at London 2012. (AFP)

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Indian shooter Vijay Kumar had won a silver medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 London Olympics.(PTI)

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Indian shooter Vijay Kumar had won a silver medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 London Olympics.(PTI)

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Saina Nehwal became the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal at London 2012. She won bronze in women's singles. (Getty Images)

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Saina Nehwal became the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal at London 2012. She won bronze in women's singles. (Getty Images)

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Mary Kom won India's second boxing medal at the Olympics by winning bronze at London 2012. She was the first Indian woman to win a Games boxing medal and her success made it the first time that two women, the other being Saina Nehwal, from the country had medalled at the same Olympics. (Getty Images)

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Mary Kom won India's second boxing medal at the Olympics by winning bronze at London 2012. She was the first Indian woman to win a Games boxing medal and her success made it the first time that two women, the other being Saina Nehwal, from the country had medalled at the same Olympics. (Getty Images)

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Gagan Narang won bronze in men's 10m air rifle at the London Olympics (Getty Images)

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Gagan Narang won bronze in men's 10m air rifle at the London Olympics (Getty Images)

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Yogeshwar Dutt made it two wrestling medals for India at the London Olympics, winning bronze in men's 60kg freestyle.

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Yogeshwar Dutt made it two wrestling medals for India at the London Olympics, winning bronze in men's 60kg freestyle.

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India endured a stunning barren run at them 2016 Rio Olympics after their record medal haul in London and this was ended by Sakshi Malik, who won bronze in women's 58kg wrestling. She thus became the first female wrestler from India to win an Olympic medal.(PTI)

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India endured a stunning barren run at them 2016 Rio Olympics after their record medal haul in London and this was ended by Sakshi Malik, who won bronze in women's 58kg wrestling. She thus became the first female wrestler from India to win an Olympic medal.(PTI)

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Sakshi was soon joined by PV Sindhu among Indian medal winners in Rio de Janeiro. Sindhu won silver in women's singles badminton after a stunning run to the final. There, she lost 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 to Spain's Carolina Marin in a thriller of a gold medal match. Sindhu then won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, thus becoming the second Indian after Sushil Kumar to win individual medals at consecutive Olympics. (Reuters file photo)

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Sakshi was soon joined by PV Sindhu among Indian medal winners in Rio de Janeiro. Sindhu won silver in women's singles badminton after a stunning run to the final. There, she lost 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 to Spain's Carolina Marin in a thriller of a gold medal match. Sindhu then won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, thus becoming the second Indian after Sushil Kumar to win individual medals at consecutive Olympics. (Reuters file photo)

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Mirabai Chanu won silver in women's 49kg weightlifting at Tokyo 2020. It was the first of a record seven medals that Indians would win in 2021. (PTI)

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Mirabai Chanu won silver in women's 49kg weightlifting at Tokyo 2020. It was the first of a record seven medals that Indians would win in 2021. (PTI)

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Lovlina Borgohain became the third Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal. She won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. (AP)

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Lovlina Borgohain became the third Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal. She won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. (AP)

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Ravi Dahiya won silver in men's freestyle 57kg at the Tokyo Olympics. (AFP)

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Ravi Dahiya won silver in men's freestyle 57kg at the Tokyo Olympics. (AFP)

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Bajrang Punia won bronze in men's freestyle 65kg at the Tokyo Olympics, which was considered a bit of a surprise as he was considered among the favourites to win gold going into the Games.(REUTERS)

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Bajrang Punia won bronze in men's freestyle 65kg at the Tokyo Olympics, which was considered a bit of a surprise as he was considered among the favourites to win gold going into the Games.(REUTERS)

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Capping off the historic Tokyo Olympics for India was the country's javelin golden boy Neeraj Chopra. Neeraj had won gold at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games before this but was not exactly a favourite to win the yellow metal in Tokyo, primarily due to the presence German Johannes Vetter. However, Neeraj managed a best throw of 86.65m in his very first attempt and Vetter finished with a throw of 85.64m with his last. Neeraj thus became just the second Indian to win an individual gold at the Olympics after Abhinav Bindra and the first in the country's independent history to win any medal at the Games in track and field. (Getty Images)

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Capping off the historic Tokyo Olympics for India was the country's javelin golden boy Neeraj Chopra. Neeraj had won gold at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games before this but was not exactly a favourite to win the yellow metal in Tokyo, primarily due to the presence German Johannes Vetter. However, Neeraj managed a best throw of 86.65m in his very first attempt and Vetter finished with a throw of 85.64m with his last. Neeraj thus became just the second Indian to win an individual gold at the Olympics after Abhinav Bindra and the first in the country's independent history to win any medal at the Games in track and field. (Getty Images)

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