A two-medal haul on their debut kick-started India’s campaign at the Olympics. India has since won 36 medals across 25 Olympic Games - including gold, silver and bronze.
The haul included 5 medals dating back to pre-Independence. In the Paris Olympic 2024, India has won 3 Bronze medals so far.
Here’s a brief about each winner so far:
India's Olympic Medal Winners | |||
Athlete | Medal | Event | Olympics |
| Silver | Men's 200m | Paris 1900 |
| Silver | Men's 200m hurdles | Paris 1900 |
| Gold | Men's hockey | Amsterdam 1928 |
| Gold | Men's hockey | Los Angeles 1932 |
| Gold | Men's hockey | Berlin 1936 |
| Gold | Men's Hockey | London 1948 |
| Gold | Men's Hockey | Helsinki 1952 |
| Bronze | Men's Bantamweight Wrestling | Helsinki 1952 |
| Gold | Men's Hockey | Melbourne 1956 |
| Silver | Men's Hockey | Rome 1960 |
| Gold | Men's Hockey | Tokyo 1964 |
| Bronze | Men's Hockey | Mexico City 1968 |
| Bronze | Men's Hockey | Munich 1972 |
| Gold | Men's Hockey | Moscow 1980 |
| Bronze | Men's Singles Tennis | Atlanta 1996 |
| Bronze | Women's 54kg Weightlifting | Sydney 2000 |
| Silver | Men's Double Trap Shooting | Athens 2004 |
| Gold | Men's 10m Air Rifle Shooting | Beijing 2008 |
| Bronze | Men's Middleweight Boxing | Beijing 2008 |
| Bronze | Men's 66kg Wrestling | Beijing 2008 |
| Silver | Men's 66kg Wrestling | London 2012 |
| Silver | Men's 25m Rapid Pistol Shooting | London 2012 |
| Bronze | Women's Singles Badminton | London 2012 |
| Bronze | Women's Flyweight Boxing | London 2012 |
| Bronze | Men's 60kg Wrestling | London 2012 |
| Bronze | Men's 10m Air Rifle Shooting | London 2012 |
| Silver | Women's Singles Badminton | Rio 2016 |
| Bronze | Women's 58kg Wrestling | Rio 2016 |
| Silver | Women's 49kg Weightlifting | Tokyo 2020 |
| Bronze | Women's Welterweight Boxing | Tokyo 2020 |
| Bronze | Women's Singles Badminton | Tokyo 2020 |
| Silver | Men's 57kg Wrestling | Tokyo 2020 |
| Bronze | Men's Hockey | Tokyo 2020 |
| Bronze | Men's 65kg Wrestling | Tokyo 2020 |
| Gold | Men's Javelin Throw | Tokyo 2020 |
| Bronze | Women's 10m Air Pistol Shooting | Paris 2024 |
| Bronze | Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol Shooting | Paris 2024 |
| Bronze | Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Shooting | Paris 2024 |
Source: olympics.com
Most Olympic medals
Athlete | Country | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1. Michael Phelps | US | swimming | 23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
2. Larisa Latynina | USSR | gymnastics | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
3. Marit Bjørgen | Norway | cross-country skiing | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
4. Nikolay Andrianov | USSR | gymnastics | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
5. Katie Ledecky | U.S. | swimming | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
6. Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | biathlon, cross-country skiing | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
7. Boris Shakhlin | USSR | gymnastics | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
8. Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | speed skating | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
9. Edoardo Mangiarotti | Italy | fencing | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
10. Ono Takashi | Japan | gymnastics | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
athlete | country | sport | gold |
1. Michael Phelps | U.S. | Swimming | 28 |
2. Larisa Latynina | U.S.S.R. | Gymnastics | 9 |
2. Katie Ledecky | U.S. | Swimming | 9 |
2. Paavo Nurmi | Finland | Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing | 9 |
2. Caeleb Dressel | U.S. | Swimming | 9 |
2. Mark Spitz | U.S. | Swimming | 9 |
2. Carl Lewis | U.S. | Track And Field | 9 |
3. Marit Bjørgen | Norway | Cross-Country Skiing | 8 |
3. Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing | 8 |
3. Birgit Fischer | Germany | Kayaking | 8 |
3. Katō Sawao | Japan | Gymnastics | 8 |
3. Jenny Thompson | U.S. | Swimming | 8 |
3. Matthew Biondi | U.S. | Swimming | 8 |
3. Bjørn Daehlie | Norway | Cross-Country Skiing | 8 |
3. Ray Ewry | U.S. | Track And Field | 8 |
3. Usain Bolt | Jamaica | Track And Field | 8 |
4. Nikolay Andrianov | U.S.S.R. | Gymnastics | 7 |
4. Boris Shakhlin | U.S.S.R. | Gymnastics | 7 |
4. Isabell Werth | Germany | Equestrian | 7 |
4. Věra Čáslavská | Czechoslovakia | Gymnastics | 7 |
4. Viktor Chukarin | U.S.S.R. | Gymnastics | 7 |
4. Allyson Felix | U.S. | Track And Field | 7 |
4. Aladár Gerevich | Hungary | Fencing | 7 |
4. Simone Biles | U.S. | Gymnastics | 7 |
4. Jason Kenny | England | Cycling | 7 |
4. Svetlana Romashina | Russia | Artistic Swimming | 7 |
5. Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | Speed Skating | 6 |
5. Edoardo Mangiarotti | Italy | Fencing | 6 |
5. Ryan Lochte | U.S. | Swimming | 6 |
5. Emma McKeon | Australia | Swimming | 6 |
5. Nakayama Akinori | Japan | Gymnastics | 6 |
5. Vitaly Scherbo | Belarus | Gymnastics | 6 |
5. Hubert van Innes | Belgium | Archery | 6 |
5. Valentina Vezzali | Italy | Fencing | 6 |
5. Lyubov Yegorova | Russia | Cross-Country Skiing | 6 |
5. Gerd Fredriksson | Sweden | Canoeing | 6 |
5. Danuta Kozak | Hungary | Canoeing | 6 |
5. Reine Klimke | Germany | Equestrian | 6 |
5. Viktor Ahn | South Korea/Russia | Speed Skating | 6 |
5. Chris Hoy | England | Cycling | 6 |
5. Natalie Geisenberger | Germany | Luge | 6 |
5. Nedo Nadi | Italy | Fencing | 6 |
5. Rudolf Karpati | Hungary | Fencing | 6 |
5. Pal Kovacs | Hungary | Fencing | 6 |
5. Kristin Otto | Germany | Swimming | 6 |
5. Amy van Dyken | U.S. | Swimming | 6 |
5. Lidiya Skoblikova | U.S.S.R. | Speed Skating | 6 |
