Indians won first medal at Men’s 3000 m steeplechase in 1951 Asian Games. Later Gurmej Singh and Gopal Saini won two medals each. Women’s event saw first medal in 1986 through Suman Rawat. But, the first Gold medal had to wait till 2010. Sudha Singh won Gold and then followed up with a Silver in 2018 Asian Games too. Overall, Indians have won 1 Gold, 5 Silver and 6 Bronze medals in Men’s and Women’s 3000m steeplechase events at Asian Games.
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
Men’s event: 4 Silver, 4 Bronze
- 1951 BRONZE Ajit Singh
1954 BRONZE Dalu Ram
1970 BRONZE Gurmej Singh
1974 Silver Gurmej Singh
1978 Silver Gopal Saini
1982 Silver Gopal Saini
1990 Silver Deena Ram
2014 BRONZE Naveen Kumar
Women: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
- 1986 BRONZE Suman Rawat
2010 Gold Sudha Singh
2014 BRONZE Lalita Babar
2018 SILVER Sudha Singh
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