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Indian Athletes and Their Medals at the Summer Olympics
Indian athletes have won a total of 28 medals at the Summer Olympics since the country first participated in 1900. Here are the names of Indian athletes who have won medals at the Summer Olympics:
1. Norman Pritchard - Silver medal in 200m and 200m hurdles at the 1900 Paris Olympics
2. K.D. Jadhav - Bronze medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics
3. Leander Paes - Bronze medal in tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
4. Karnam Malleswari - Bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
5. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore - Silver medal in shooting at the 2004 Athens Olympics
6. Vijender Singh - Bronze medal in boxing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
7. Sushil Kumar - Bronze medal in wrestling at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Silver medal in wrestling at the 2012 London Olympics
8. Abhinav Bindra - Gold medal in shooting at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
9. Gagan Narang - Bronze medal in shooting at the 2012 London Olympics
10. Saina Nehwal - Bronze medal in badminton at the 2012 London Olympics
11. Mary Kom - Bronze medal in boxing at the 2012 London Olympics
12. Yogeshwar Dutt - Bronze medal in wrestling at the 2012 London Olympics
13. P.V. Sindhu - Silver medal in badminton at the 2016 Rio Olympics
14. Sakshi Malik - Bronze medal in wrestling at the 2016 Rio Olympics
15. Dipa Karmakar - Fourth place in gymnastics at the 2016 Rio Olympics
16. Mirabai Chanu - Silver medal in weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
17. Ravi Dahiya - Silver medal in wrestling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Total Number of Medals Won by Indian Athletes
Indian athletes have won a total of 28 medals at the Summer Olympics. These include 9 gold medals, 7 silver medals, and 12 bronze medals. India's best performance at the Summer Olympics came in 2008 when the country won 3 medals, including a gold medal. India also won 2 medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2 medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Indian athletes have won medals in 8 different sports at the Summer Olympics, including shooting, wrestling, weightlifting, boxing, tennis, badminton, gymnastics, and hockey.
Conclusion
Indian athletes have made significant contributions to the country's medal tally at the Summer Olympics. With talented athletes like Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia, and Manpreet Singh, India has a good chance of winning more medals in the future.