Performance of India in Olympics

INDIA’S PERFORMANCE IN OLYMPICS

Performance of India in Olympics – a rewind:-

#	Year	Venue	Winner	Event	Medal
1	1900	Paris	Norman Richard*	200 m hurdles	Silver
2			Norman Richard*	200 m	Silver
3	1928	Amsterdam	------------	Hockey	Gold
4	1932	Los Angeles	------------	Hockey	Gold
5	1936	Berlin	------------	Hockey	Gold
6	1948	London	------------	Hockey	Gold
7	1952	Helsinki	------------	Hockey	Gold
8			K D Yadhav	Wrestling	Bronze
9	1956	Melbourne	------------	Hockey	Gold
10	1960	Rome	------------	Hockey	Silver
11	1964	Tokyo	------------	Hockey	Gold
12	1968	Mexico	------------	Hockey	Bronze
13	1972	Munich	------------	Hockey	Bronze
14	1980	Moscow	------------	Hockey	Gold
15	1996	Atlanta	Leander Paes	Tennis	Bronze
16	2000	Sydney	Karnam Malleswari	Weight Lifting	Bronze
17	2004	Athens	Rathore	Shooting	Silver
18	2008	Beijing	Abhinav Bindra	Shooting	Gold
19			Sushil Kumar	Wrestling	Bronze
20			Vijender Singh	Boxing	Bronze

Note: * à participated as British Indian

PERFORMANCE OF INDIA IN IT’S NATIONAL GAME IN OLYMPICS

      Indian Hockey first participated in 1928 Olympics (Amsterdam)

      In 1928, India won Gold medal by beating Holland (3-0)

      Form 1928 to 1956, India won Gold medals (6 time consecutive win a record for any country)

      So far in Olympics, India in Hockey won 8 Gold + 1 Silver + 2 Bronze

Here is the journey of Indian Hockey in Olympics:-

#	Year	Venue	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
1	1928	Amsterdam	India (3)	Holland (0)
2	1932	Los Angeles	India (24)	USA (1)
3	1936	Berlin	India (8)	Germany (1)
4	1948	London	India (4)	Britain (0)
5	1952	Helsinki	India (6)	Holland (1)
6	1956	Melbourne	India (1)	Pakistan (0)
7	1960	Rome	Pakistan (1)	India (0)
8	1964	Tokyo	India (1)	Pakistan (0)
9	1968	Mexico	Pakistan	Australia	India
10	1972	Munich	Germany	Pakistan	India
11	1980	Moscow	India (4)	Spain (3)

Indian "Super Stars" for 2012 Olympics...

Let's look forward with some hopes.....