214 Indian Athletes have won 2 silver medals, participating in 24 Olympics. Only 12 of them have reached the finals from 1900 to 2016 Olympics of any field or track events in men’s or women’s category. 137 Men participated in 25 events, while 77 women participated in 19 events. Men represented from 1900 alone, till women joined the Athletics squad from 1952 Olympics. Two of these athletes have represented in 4 consecutive Olympics too. Check the complete history and details of Indian athletics about multiple Olympians, all the Men’s and Women’s events and best performances of every Olympics.
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Indian Athletics Facts at Olympics
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• 2 Silver Medals (1900 by Norman Pritchard) in 24 Olympics Appearances
• 12 occasions when Indians reached the finals of any event.
• 214 Athletes: 137 Men, 77 Women
• 25 events (Out of 52 Olympic events for Men) in Athletics, where Indian Men have participated.
• 19 events (Out of 27 Olympic events for Women) in Athletics, where Indian Women have participated.
• 4th place finish is 2nd best by any Indian athletes (Milkha Singh in 1960, PT Usha in 1984), apart from two Silver medals.
• 5th place finish by Anju Bobby George (2004) is best finish by any Indian athlete in Track and Field events.
• 1 time when Indians reached the finals in a Team event (1984 Women’s 4×400 m relay)
• 10 (out of 24 Olympics appearances) Only Men squad in Athletics for Indian Olympic Contingent
• 13 out of 24 Olympics where No Indian athlete crossed Round 1 of any events.
Olympic Special Data
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• 1900: Two Silver – only medals till 2016 Olympics
• 1952: 1st time when women were part of Indian Athletics squad.
• 1968 Participated only in Men’s Track events
• 1988: All women Indian Athletic Squad
• 2016: Biggest contingent
• Indians reached finals: 1900 (thrice), 1960, 1964, 1976, 1984 (twice), 2004, 2012 (twice), 2016
• 4 Maximum Olympics for Indians (only two) in Athletics: Vikas Gowda and Shiny Abraham-Wilson
Athletes, Events and Performances in Every Olympics
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1. 1900: 1 Athlete 5 Events – 2 Silver – Norman Pritchard
2. 1920: 3 Athletes, 4 events – Round 1
3. 1924: 7 Athletes, 9 events – QF in Men’s 400 metres – Terence Pitt
4. 1928: 7 Athletes, 9 events – QF in Men’s 400 metres – James Hall
5. 1932: 4 Men in 4 events – Semis in Men’s 110 metres Hurdles – Bunoo Sutton
6. 1936: 4 Athletes, 7 events – All Round 1
7. 1948: 8 Men, 10 Events – Round 2 in Men’s Triple Jump
8. 1952: 8 (6 men and 2 women) in 10 events – All Round 1
9. 1956: 8 (7 men and 1 woman) for 9 events – All Round 1
10. 1960: 11 men, 10 events – 4th in Men’s 400 metres – Milkha Singh
11. 1964: 13 (12 men and 1 woman), 10 events – 5th Men’s 110 metres Hurdles – Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
12. 1968: 2 Men, 2 events – Round 1
13. 1972: 8 (7 men and 1 woman), 9 events – Round 1
14. 1976: 4 Men, 4 events – 7th in Men’s 800 metres – Sri Ram Singh
15. 1980: 11 (9 Men, 2 Women), 12 Events – Round 1
16. 1984: 8 (3 men and 5 women), 7 events – 4th Women’s 400 metres Hurdles – PT Usha, 7th 4x400m Women’s Relay
17. 1988: 5 women, 4 Events – Round 1
18. 1992: 2 (1 Man, 1 Woman), 2 events – Round 1
19. 1996: 6 (2 Men, 4 women), 3 events – Round 1
20. 2000: 24 (12 Men, 12 women), 12 events – Round 1
21. 2004: 17 (4 men, 13 women), 9 events – 5th Women’s Long Jump – Anju Bobby George
22. 2008: 14 (3 men, 11 women), 9 events – Round 1
23. 2012: 4 (2 Men, 2 women), 3 events – Finals of Men and Women Discus Throw – Vikas Gowda and Krishna Poonia
24. 2016: 2016: 35 (18 Men, 17 Women), 20 events – Finals 3000 m steeplechase – Lalita Babar
Events for Indian Men
Men’s Track & road events
Besides the Silver medals in 1900 Olympics, and 5th position in Men’s 110m Hurdles, only twice have Indian Men reached the finals of Track & road events. Milkha Singh’s 4th place finish in 1960 Olympics is their best performance besides 7th place finish by Sri Ram in 1976 Men’s 800 m. Besides these 5 instances, only thrice has an Indian moved beyond 1st round, twice Quarterfinals (1924 and 1928 Men’s 400 m) and once semifinal (1932 Men’s 110m Hurdles).
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1. Men’s 60 m (1): 1900
2. Men’s 100m (14 in 11)): 1900, 1920, 1924 (3), 1928, 1932 (2), 1936, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964, 1980
3. Men’s 110m Hurdles (8): 1900 (5th), 1924, 1928, 1932 (SF), 1948, 1956, 1960, 1964
4. Men’s 4 × 100 m Relay (3): 1932, 1964, 2000
5. Men’s 200m (12 in 9): 1900 (SILVER), 1924 (3), 1928 (2), 1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980
6. Men’s 200m Hurdles (1): 1900 (SILVER)
7. Men’s 400m (10): 1920, 1924 (QF), 1928 (QF), 1936, 1952, 1956, 1960 (4th), 2000, 2004, 2016
8. Men’s 400m Hurdles (3): 1928, 1956, 1964
9. Men’s 4 x 400m (3): 1964, 2000, 2016
10. Men’s 800m (9): 1928, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1976 (7th), 1980, 1984, 2016
11. Men’s 1,500m (3): 1924, 1980, 1996
12. Men’s 3,000 m Steeplechase (1): 1952
13. Men’s 5000m (7): 1924, 1928, 1936, 1960, 1972, 1980, 1992
14. Men’s 10,000m (8): 1920, 1924 (DNF), 1928 (DNF), 1936 (DNF), 1948, 1976, 1980, 2008
15. Men’s 20 Km Walk (6 in 4): 1960 (2), 1980, 1984, 2016 (3)
16. Men’s 50 Km Walk (4 in 3): 1948 (DNF), 1960 (2), 2016
17. Men’s Marathon (16 in 10): 1920 (19th), 1924 (29th), 1936 (37th), 1948 (DNF), 1952 (52nd), 1960 (3), 1964 (2), 1976 (11th), 1980 (2), 2016 (3)
Men’s Field Events
Vikas Gowda in 2012 Discus Throw is the only instance of an Indian athlete entering finals of Olympics Men’s Field Events.
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1. Men’s Long Jump (11 in 10): 1924 (14th), 1928 (37th), 1948, 1956, 1960 (2), 1964, 1972, 1976, 2000, 2016
2. Men’s Triple Jump (8): 1932 (14th), 1948, 1956, 1964, 1972, 2008, 2012, 2016
3. High Jump (5) : 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1968
4. Men’s Hammer Throw (2): 1948, 1968
5. Men’s Javelin Throw (2): 1984, 2000
6. Men’s Decathlon (3): 1948, 1960, 1972
7. Men’s Shot put (4): 1972, 1980, 2000, 2004
8. Men’s Discus Throw (7 in 6): 1972, 1996, 2004 (2), 2008, 2012 (Final), 2016
Events for Indian Women
Participating at Olympics from 1952, Indian women competed in 19 of the 27 events that Olympics has offered for Women till 2016 Olympics. 4th place by PT Usha and 5th place by Anju Bobby George is their best result.
Women’s Track & road events
PT Usha (1984), 4 × 400 m Relay team (1984) and Lalita Babar (2016) are the only instances of Indian women in finals of Women’s Track & road events at Olympics.
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1. Women’s 100 m (5 in 4): 1952 (2), 1956, 1980, 2016
2. Women’s 4 × 100 m Relay (1): 2000
3. Women’s 200 m (4): 1952, 1980, 2004, 2016
4. Women’s 80 m Hurdles (1): 1952
5. Women’s 400 m (6): 1964, 1972, 1988, 2000, 2008, 2016
6. Women’s 400 m Hurdles (3 in 2): 1984 (2) (Usha 4th), 1988
7. Women’s 4 × 400 m Relay (7): 1984 (7th), 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016
8. Women’s 800 m (5): 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2016
9. Women’s 3000 m (1): 1984
10. Women’s 3000 m steeplechase (2 in 1): 2016 (2) Lalita Final 10th
11. Women’s 10,000 m (1): 2008
12. Women’s 20 km walk (1): 2016
13. Women’s Marathon (2 in 1): 2016 (2)
Women’s Field Events
In Field event, two finals for Indian women, one each in Discus Throw (by Krishna Poonia in 2012) and Long Jump (Anju Bobby George in 2004).
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1. Women’s Discus Throw (9 in 5): 2000, 2004 (3), 2008 (2), 2012 (2) Final, 2016
2. Women’s Javelin Throw )1_: 2000
3. Women’s Heptathlon (7 in 3): 2000 (2), 2004 (2), 2008 (3)
4. Women’s Long Jump (2): 2004 (5th), 2008
5. Women’s High Jump (1): 2004
6. Women’s Shot put (1): 2016
Multiple Olympics for Indian Athletes
Men
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4 Vikas Gowda (Men’s Discus Throw) – 2004, 08, 12, 16
3 Milkha Singh (Men’s 200 metres, 400 m, 4 × 400 metres Relay) – 1956, 1960, 1964, Sri Ram Singh (Men’s 800 metres) – 1972, 76, 80, Renjith Maheshwary (Men’s Triple Jump), 2008, 12, 16,
2 James Hall (100m, 200m, 400m), Dalip Singh (Long Jump) – 1924, 1928, Sohan Singh (Men’s 800 metres) – 1952, 1956, Gurbachan Singh Randhawa 5th Men’s (Men’s High Jump, Men’s Decathlon, 110 metres Hurdles), B. V. Satyanarayan (Men’s Long Jump) -1960, 1964, Praveen Kumar (Men’s Hammer Throw 1968, Men’s Discus Throw 1972), Hari Chand (Men’s 10,000 metres), Shivnath Singh (Men’s Marathon) – 1976, 80, Bahadur Singh Sagoo (Shot put) 2000, 2004, Bahadur Prasad (5,000 m, 1500 m) – 1992, 96, Shakti Singh (Men’s Discus Throw) – 1996, 2000
Women
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4 Shiny Abraham-Wilson (800 metres, 4 × 400 metres Relay) – 1984, 88, 92, 96,
3 P. T. Usha: (100 metres, 200 metres, 400 m Hurdles, 4 × 400 m Relay – 1980, 84, 88, K. M. Beenamol (400m, 4×400 relay) – 1996, 2000, 2004, Seema Antil (Discus throw) 2004, 2012, 2016, Krishna Poonia (Discus throw) 2008, 2012, 2016
2 Geeta Zutshi: ( 800 m, 3000 m) 1980, 84, Vandana Rao 4 × 400 metres Relay – 1984, 88, Rosa Kutty Kunnath Chacko (4×400 relay), Saraswati Dey-Saha (4x100m, 200 metres), Neelam Jaswant Singh Dogra: (Discus Throw)- 2000, 2004, Prameela Ganapathy (Women’s Heptathlon) – 2000, 2008, Soma Biswas (Women’s Heptathlon) – 2000, 2004, Sathi Geetha, Chitra Soman, Manjit Kaur (Women’s 4 × 400 metres Relay) -2004, 08, Anju Bobby George (Long Jump) -2004, 08, Harwant Kaur (Discus throw) 2004, 2008, J. J. Shobha (Heptathlon) – 2004, 08
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