Indians have won 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze medals in Men’s and Women’s 5000m event. India started with Men’s 5000m Silver in 1951 and won a Gold in 1974 Asian Games. While Men won their last medal in 1982 Asian Games, Women won their first medal in 1994 Asian Games. Sunita Rani is the only Indina athlete to have won two medals in 5000m event. Check complete list of Indian medal winners in 5000m event 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: 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
- 1951 Silver Pritam Singh
1954 BRONZE Dalu Ram
1962 BRONZE Tarlok Singh
1970 Silver Edward Sequeira
1974 Gold Shivnath Singh
1978 Gold Hari Chand
1982 BRONZE Raj Kumar
Women: 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
- 1994 Silver Sunita Rani
2002 BRONZE Sunita Rani
2010 Silver Preeja Sreedharan
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