India at the Olympics - wikipedia India at the Olympics India at the Olympics IOC code IND NOC Indian Olympic Association Website www.olympic.ind.in Medals Gold Silver Bronze Total 9 7 12 28 Summer appearances 1900 1904 -- 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Winter appearances 1964 1968 1972 -- 1984 1988 1992 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 The Indian Hockey team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, later going on to defeat Germany 8 -- 1 in the final India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete ( Norman Pritchard ) winning two medals - both silver - in athletics. The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and has participated in every Summer Games since then. India has also competed at several Winter Olympic Games beginning in 1964. Indian athletes have won a total of 28 medals so far, all at the Summer Games. For a period of time, India national field hockey team was dominant in Olympic competition, winning eleven medals in twelve Olympics between 1920 and 1980. The run included 8 gold medals total and six successive gold medals from 1928 -- 1956 Contents 1 History 1.1 Early history 1.2 Recent history 2 List of competitors 3 Medal tables 3.1 Medals by Summer Games 3.2 Medals by sport 4 List of medalists 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History Early history Indian Olympic delegation 1920 India sent its first athlete to the Olympics for the 1900 games, but an Indian national team did not compete at the Olympics until 1920. Ahead of the 1920 Olympics, Sir Dorab Tata and Governor of Bombay George Lloyd helped India secure representation at the International Olympic Council, enabling it to participate in the Olympic Games ( see India at the 1920 Olympic Games ). India then sent a team to the 1920 Olympics, comprising four athletes, two wrestlers, and managers Sohrab Bhoot and AHA Fyzee. The Indian Olympic movement was then established during the 1920s : some founders of this movement were Dorab Tata, A.G. Noehren ( Madras College of Physical Education ), H.C. Buck ( Madras College of Physical Education ), Moinul Haq ( Bihar sports associations ), S. Bhoot ( Bombay Olympic Association ), A.S. Bhagwat ( Deccan Gymkhana ), and G.D. Sondhi ( Punjab Olympic Association ) ; Lt. Col H.L.O. Garrett ( from the Government College Lahore and Punjab Olympic Association ) and Sagnik Poddar ( of St. Stephen 's School ) helped organise some early national games ; and prominent patrons included Maharajas and royal princes Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, Ranji of Nawanagar, the Maharaja of Kapurthala, and the Maharaja of Burdwan. In 1923, a provisional All India Olympic Committee was formed, and in Feb 1924 the All India Olympic Games ( that later became the National Games of India ) were held to select a team for the Paris Olympics. The Indian delegation at the Paris Olympics comprised seven athletes, seven tennis players and team manager Harry Buck. In 1927, the provisional Indian Olympic Committee formally became the Indian Olympic Association ( IOA ) - its main tasks were to promote the development of sports in India, choose host cities for the national games, and send teams - selected from the national games - to the Olympics. Thus, at the 1928 national games, it selected seven athletes to represent India at the next Olympics, with G.D. Sondhi as manager for the Olympic team. By this time, the Indian Hockey Federation ( IHF ) had also been established and it sent a hockey team to the Olympics. The national hockey team and additional sportspersons were similarly sent to the Olympic Games in 1932 ( four athletes and one swimmer ) and 1936 ( four athletes, three wrestlers, one Burmese weight - lifter ), along with three officials headed by team manager Sondhi. From 1948 onward, because of the Indian Olympic Association 's wider outreach, India began sending delegations of over 50 sportspersons representing several sports -- each selected by its sports federation -- to the Olympics. The delegation was headed by a chef - de-mission. Thus, India 's Olympic delegation in the early Olympic Games was as follows : 1900 : One athlete 1920 : 6 competitors ( four athletes, two wrestlers ) and managers Bhoot and Fyzee 1924 : 14 competitors ( seven athletes, seven tennis players ) and manager Harry Crowe Buck 1928 : 21 competitors ( seven athletes and a hockey team of 14 ) and manager GD Sondhi 1932 : 20 competitors ( four athletes, one swimmer, and a hockey team of 15 ) and three officials headed by manager GD Sondhi 1936 : 27 competitors ( four athletes, three wrestlers, one Burmese weight - lifter, and a hockey team of 19 ) and three officials including manager GD Sondhi 1948 : 79 competitors and a few officials headed by chef - de-mission Moin ul Haq 1952 : 64 competitors and some officials headed by chef - de-mission Moin ul Haq Recent history At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won gold in the Men 's 10 metre air rifle event becoming the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games. Vijender Singh got the country 's first medal in boxing with his bronze medal in Middleweight category. The 2012 Summer Olympics saw an 83 - member Indian contingent participating in the games and setting a new best for the country with a total of six medals. Wrestler Sushil Kumar became the first Indian with multiple individual Olympic medals ( bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics ) since Norman Pritchard in 1900. Saina Nehwal won bronze medal in badminton in Women 's singles getting the country 's first Olympic medal in badminton. Pugilist Mary Kom became the first Indian woman to win a medal in boxing with her bronze medal finish in Women 's flyweight category. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, a record number of 118 athletes competed. Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal with her bronze medal finish in Women 's freestyle 58 kg category. Shuttler P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in Olympics and also the youngest Indian Olympic medallist. List of competitors This list provides a comparative compendium of all the participants / competitors of India in the summer Olympic games. Games Sports Men Women Total Change 01 ! Gold 02 ! Silver 03 ! Bronze Total Change 1900 0 NA 0 0 NA 1920 6 0 6 + 5 0 0 0 0 − 2 1924 13 15 + 8 0 0 0 0 0 1928 21 0 21 + 7 0 0 + 1 1932 30 0 30 + 9 0 0 0 1936 3 -- 4 27 0 27 − 3 0 0 0 1948 10 79 0 79 + 52 0 0 0 1952 11 60 64 − 15 0 + 1 1956 8 58 59 − 5 0 0 − 1 1960 6 45 0 45 − 14 0 0 0 1964 8 52 53 + 8 0 0 0 1968 5 25 0 25 − 28 0 0 0 1972 7 40 41 + 16 0 0 0 1976 20 0 20 − 21 0 0 0 0 − 1 1980 58 18 76 + 56 0 0 + 1 1984 48 − 28 0 0 0 0 − 1 1988 7 46 − 2 0 0 0 0 0 1992 5 53 + 7 0 0 0 0 0 13 44 49 − 4 0 0 + 1 2000 7 65 + 16 0 0 0 14 48 25 73 + 8 0 0 0 2008 12 31 25 56 − 17 0 + 2 2012 13 60 23 83 + 27 0 6 + 3 2016 15 66 54 118 + 35 0 − 4 This list provides a comparative compendium of all the participants / competitors of India in the winter Olympic games. Games Sports Men Women Total Change 01 ! Gold 02 ! Silver 03 ! Bronze Total Change 1964 0 NA 0 0 0 0 NA 1968 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1988 + 2 0 0 0 0 0 1992 0 − 1 0 0 0 0 0 1998 0 − 1 0 0 0 0 0 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 + 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 − 1 0 0 0 0 0 2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medal tables See also : All - time Olympic Games medal count Medals by Summer Games Games 01 ! Gold 02 ! Silver 03 ! Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens did not participate 1900 Paris 0 0 17 1904 St. Louis did not participate 1908 London did not participate 1912 Stockholm did not participate 1920 Antwerp 0 0 0 0 - 1924 Paris 0 0 0 0 - 1928 Amsterdam 0 0 23 1932 Los Angeles 0 0 19 1936 Berlin 0 0 20 1948 London 0 0 22 1952 Helsinki 0 26 1956 Melbourne 0 0 24 1960 Rome 0 0 32 1964 Tokyo 0 0 24 1968 Mexico City 0 0 42 1972 Munich 0 0 43 1976 Montreal 0 0 0 0 - 1980 Moscow 0 0 23 1984 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 - 1988 Seoul 0 0 0 0 - 1992 Barcelona 0 0 0 0 - 1996 Atlanta 0 0 71 2000 Sydney 0 0 71 2004 Athens 0 0 65 2008 Beijing 0 50 2012 London 0 6 55 2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 67 Total 9 7 12 28 Medals by sport Leading in that Sport Sport 01 ! Gold 02 ! Silver 03 ! Bronze Total Rank Field hockey 8 11 Shooting 34 Athletics 0 0 71 Wrestling 0 5 43 Badminton 0 9 Boxing 0 0 64 Tennis 0 0 30 Weightlifting 0 0 56 Total 9 7 12 28 List of medalists Medal Name / Team Games Sport Event 02 ! Silver Pritchard, Norman Norman Pritchard 1900 Paris Athletics Men 's 200 metres 02 ! Silver Pritchard, Norman Norman Pritchard 1900 Paris Athletics Men 's 200 metre hurdles 01 ! Gold National team 1928 Amsterdam Field hockey Men 's competition 01 ! Gold National team 1932 Los Angeles Field hockey Men 's competition 01 ! Gold National team 1936 Berlin Field hockey Men 's competition 01 ! Gold National team 1948 London Field hockey Men 's competition 01 ! Gold National team 1952 Helsinki Field hockey Men 's competition 03 ! Bronze Jadhav, Khashaba Dadasaheb Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav 1952 Helsinki Wrestling Men 's freestyle bantamweight 01 ! Gold National team 1956 Melbourne Field hockey Men 's competition 02 ! Silver National team 1960 Rome Field hockey Men 's competition 01 ! Gold National team 1964 Tokyo Field hockey Men 's competition 03 ! Bronze National team 1968 Mexico City Field hockey Men 's competition 03 ! Bronze National team 1972 Munich Field hockey Men 's competition 01 ! Gold National team 1980 Moscow Field hockey Men 's competition 03 ! Bronze Paes, Leander Leander Paes 1996 Atlanta Tennis Men 's singles 03 ! Bronze Malleswari, Karnam Karnam Malleswari 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Women 's 69 kg 02 ! Silver Rathore, Rajyavardhan Singh Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 2004 Athens Shooting Men 's double trap 01 ! Gold Bindra, Abhinav Abhinav Bindra 2008 Beijing Shooting Men 's 10 m Air Rifle 03 ! Bronze Singh, Vijender Vijender Singh 2008 Beijing Boxing Middleweight 03 ! Bronze Kumar, Sushil Sushil Kumar 2008 Beijing Wrestling Men 's freestyle 66 kg 02 ! Silver Vijay Kumar 2012 London Shooting Men 's 25 Rapid Fire Pistol 02 ! Silver Kumar, Sushil Sushil Kumar 2012 London Wrestling Men 's freestyle 66 kg 03 ! Bronze Saina Nehwal 2012 London Badminton Women 's singles 03 ! Bronze Mary Kom 2012 London Boxing Women 's flyweight 03 ! Bronze Narang, Gagan Gagan Narang 2012 London Shooting Men 's 10m Air Rifle 03 ! Bronze Yogeshwar Dutt 2012 London Wrestling Men 's freestyle 60 kg 02 ! Silver P.V. Sindhu 2016 Rio de Janeiro Badminton Women 's singles 03 ! Bronze Sakshi Malik 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling Women 's freestyle 58 kg See also Category : Olympic competitors for India India at the Paralympics India at the Asian Games India at the Commonwealth Games Olympic Gold Quest References ^ Jump up to : N. Kesavan ( 25 July 2016 ). `` Indian medal winners at Olympics ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 18 August 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` 1928 Olympics : India 's first step towards ascending hockey throne ''. The Hindu. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` 1932 Olympics games : India 's dominance continues ''. The Hindu. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` 1936 Olympics : Hat - trick for India under Dhyan Chand ''. The Hindu. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2016. ^ Jump up to : Rohan Puri ( 26 July 2016 ). `` Olympics : Down the memory lane 1940 -- 1956 ''. 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Question: who was the first indian to win olympic medal
Answer: Norman Pritchard