Like Discus Throw, Indians started with a Gold in 1500m event at 1951 Asian Games. 1998 Asian Games saw the best performance where Indians won 3 medals in 1500m event, Women’s event saw Gold from Sunita Rani, India’s second athlete to win two medals in 1500m event and Bronze, while in Men’s event Bahadur Prasad won Bronze. In Men’s and Women’s events, Indians have won 3 Gold each in their tally of 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 7 Bronze medals after the end of 2018 Asian Games. Check the medal winners from India.
Asian Games: Indian Medal Winners in Athletics
Indian History at Every Asian Games: 1951, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Indian Medal Winners at Asian Games: 1951, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Indian Performance at Asian Games in Different Sports
Indian Medals in Athletics:
- Field: Discus Throw, Javelin Throw
Track: 800m
Combined Events Winners: Pentahlon, Heptathlon, Decathlon
Highlights
- 1st Gold in 1951 Asian Games by NIkka Singh
2 medals each by Geeta Zutshi ( 2 Silver) and Sunita Rani (1 Bronze, 1 Gold)
Men’s 1500m: 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
- 1951 Gold Nikka Singh
1958 Silver Amrit Pal
1962 Gold Mohinder Singh
1978 BRONZE Rattan Singh
1982 BRONZE Suresh Yadav
1998 BRONZE Bahadur Prasad
2018 GOLD Jinson Johnson
Women’s 1500 m: 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
- 1978 Silver Geeta Zutshi
1982 Silver Geeta Zutshi
1998 GOLD Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
1998 BRONZE Sunita Rani
2002 Gold Sunita Rani
2006 BRONZE Sinimole Paulose
2014 BRONZE O. P. Jaisha
2018 BRONZE Palakeezh Unnikrishnan Chitra
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