Indians have won 9 Gold, 16 Silver and 32 Bronze medal in Boxing at the end of 2018 Asian Games. The medal tally is led by South Korea and Indians with 57 medals are ranked 9th. While the first Gold was won in 1962 by Padam Bahadur Mall and Hawa Singh is the only Indian to win 2 Gold medals, 2018 saw Amit Panghal being the first Indian to win Gold medal in 49Kg weight Men’s category and Vikas Krishan Yadav being the first Indian to win three medals in Boxing at Asian Games ahead of 7 boxers who had won 2 medals. Since 1958 till 2018, only in 2002 Asian Games Indians failed to win any medal while introduction of 3 event in Women’s Category saw Indians achieve their biggest haul in 2010 Asian Games. Heavyweight category has earned India the maximum Gold medals while Middleweight has given the maximum medals. Check complete list of winners from India in boxing at Asian Games – by edition, by medals, by category and by events.
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, 1500m
Combined Events Winners: Pentahlon, Heptathlon, Decathlon
Key Highlights
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2 Gold medals: Hawa Singh (1966, 1970)
3 Vikas Krishan Yadav is the only Indian boxer to win 3 medals at Asian Games.
1 Gold medal won by Women (Mary Kom in 2014).
0 Medal for Women in Asian Games 2018.
Multiple medals:
- 3: Vikas Krishan Yadav (2010 Gold, 2014 and 2018 Bronze)
2 Hawa Singh (1966, 1970), Muniswamy Venu (1970, 1974), C. C. Machaiah (1978, 1982), Muluk Singh (1978, 1982), Gopal Dewang (1986, 1990), Vijender Singh (2006, 2010), Mary Kom (2010, 2014)
Total medals by Category: Men and Women
| Category | Events | Editions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Men | 12 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 52 |
| Women | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Total medals by Events
Indians have won Gold medals in 6 out of 15 events in which they have earned a medal. Men’s Heavyweight has contributed maximum Gold medals, while Men’s Middleweight has contributed maximum medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Men’s Heavyweight | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Men’s Lightweight | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Men’s Middleweight | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Men’s Bantamweight | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Men’s Light flyweight | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Women’s Flyweight | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Men’s Light heavyweight | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Men’s Light welterweight | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Men’s Super heavyweight | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Men’s Flyweight | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Men’s Featherweight | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Men’s Light middleweight | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Men’s Welterweight | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Women Middleweight | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Women Lightweight | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 57 |
Medal by Editions
| Edition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1958 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1978 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1986 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 57 |
Medal Winners of Every Event
Women Flyweight (51 Kg 2010-2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Mary Kom | Gold | 2014 |
| Mary Kom | Bronze | 2010 |
Medal of Every Event: Women Middleweight (75 kg 2010–2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Kavita Goyat | Bronze | 2010 |
| Pooja Rani | Bronze | 2014 |
Medal of Every Event: Women Lightweight (60 Kg 2010-2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Laishram Sarita Devi | BRONZE | 2014 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Light flyweight (48kg 1966–2006 or 49Kg 2010–2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Amit Panghal | Gold | 2018 |
| Birju Sah | Bronze | 1994 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Flyweight (51 Kg 1954–2006 or 52 Kg 2010–2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Birajdar Sahu | Silver | 1986 |
| Chandra Narayanan | Bronze | 1974 |
| Suranjoy Singh | Bronze | 2010 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Bantamweight (54 Kg 1954–2006 or 56 Kg 2010–2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Dingko Singh | Gold | 1998 |
| Narayan More | Silver | 1966 |
| G. D. Kamble | Bronze | 1986 |
| Gurmeet Singh | Bronze | 1994 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Featherweight (57 Kg 1954–2006)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Muniswamy Venu | Silver | 1970 |
| John Williams | Bronze | 1986 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Lightweight (60 Kg 1954–2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Padam Bahadur Mall | Gold | 1962 |
| Vikas Krishan Yadav | Gold | 2010 |
| Sundar Rao | Bronze | 1958 |
| Muniswamy Venu | Bronze | 1974 |
| Jas Lal Pradhan | Bronze | 1982 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Light welterweight (63.5 Kg 1954–2002 or 64 Kg 2006–2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Seera Jayaram | Silver | 1986 |
| V. Santhosh Kumar | Silver | 2010 |
| C. C. Machaiah | Bronze | 1978 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Welterweight (67 Kg 1954–2002 or 69 Kg 2006–2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| C. C. Machaiah | Bronze | 1982 |
| Gopal Dewang | Bronze | 1986 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Light middleweight (71 Kg 1954–2002)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Buddy D’Souza | Bronze | 1962 |
| Muluk Singh | Bronze | 1978 |
| Muluk Singh | Bronze | 1982 |
| Gopal Dewang | Bronze | 1990 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Middleweight (75 Kg 1958–2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Vijender Singh | Gold | 2010 |
| Hari Singh | Silver | 1958 |
| Major Singh | Silver | 1974 |
| Rajendra Kumar Puneda | Silver | 1982 |
| Surendra Sarkar | Bronze | 1962 |
| Manjit Pal Singh | Bronze | 1986 |
| Bronze | 2006 | |
| Vikas Krishan Yadav | Bronze | 2014 |
| Vikas Krishan Yadav | Bronze | 2018 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Light heavyweight (81 Kg 1958–2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Mehtab Singh | Silver | 1974 |
| Girwar Singh | Silver | 1982 |
| Dinesh Kumar | Silver | 2010 |
| Dhan Bahadur Gurung | Bronze | 1986 |
| Lakha Singh | Bronze | 1994 |
| Gurcharan Singh | Bronze | 1998 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Heavyweight (+81 Kg 1958–1978, 91 Kg 1982–2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Hawa Singh | 1966 | |
| Hawa Singh | 1970 | |
| Kaur Singh | 1982 | |
| Til Bahadur Bura | Silver | 1974 |
| Brij Mohan | Silver | 1978 |
| Daljit Singh | Silver | 1986 |
| Manpreet Singh | Silver | 2010 |
Medal of Every Event: Men’s Super heavyweight (+91 Kg 1982–2018)
| Athlete | Medal | Year |
| Jaipal Singh | Silver | 1986 |
| Raj Kumar Sangwan | Bronze | 1994 |
| Varghese Johnson | Bronze | 2006 |
| Paramjeet Samota | Bronze | 2010 |
| Satish Kumar | Bronze | 2014 |
Complete List of Indian Medal Winners in Boxing by Every Asian Games
Indians won first medal in 1958 Asian Games and maximum medals in 2010 Asian Games, while in 2002 Asian Games they could not win any medals.
- 1958 SILVER Hari Singh
1958 BRONZE Sundar Rao
1962 GOLD Padam Bahadur Mall
1962 BRONZE Surendra Sarkar
1962 BRONZE Buddy D’Souza
1966 GOLD Hawa Singh
1966 SILVER Narayan More
1970 GOLD Hawa Singh
1970 SILVER Muniswamy Venu
1974 SILVER Major Singh
1974 SILVER Mehtab Singh
1974 SILVER Til Bahadur Bura
1974 BRONZE Muniswamy Venu
1974 BRONZE Chandra Narayanan
1978 SILVER Brij Mohan
1978 BRONZE C. C. Machaiah
1978 BRONZE Muluk Singh
1982 GOLD Kaur Singh
1982 SILVER Rajendra Kumar Puneda
1982 SILVER Girwar Singh
1982 BRONZE Jas Lal Pradhan
1982 BRONZE C. C. Machaiah
1982 BRONZE Muluk Singh
1986 SILVER Daljit Singh
1986 SILVER
1986 SILVER Jaipal Singh
1986 SILVER Seera Jayaram
1986 BRONZE Dhan Bahadur Gurung
1986 BRONZE Manjit Pal Singh
1986 BRONZE Gopal Dewang
1986 BRONZE John Williams
1986 BRONZE G. D. Kamble
1990 BRONZE Gopal Dewang
1994 BRONZE Gurmeet Singh
1994 BRONZE Lakha Singh
1994 BRONZE Raj Kumar Sangwan
1994 Bronze Birju Sah
1998 GOLD Dingko Singh
1998 BRONZE Gurcharan Singh
2006 BRONZE Vijender Singh
2006 BRONZE Varghese Johnson
2010 GOLD Vijender Singh
2010 GOLD Vikas Krishan Yadav
2010 SILVER V. Santhosh Kumar
2010 SILVER Dinesh Kumar
2010 SILVER Manpreet Singh
2010 BRONZE Mary Kom
2010 BRONZE Suranjoy Singh
2010 BRONZE Paramjeet Samota
2010 BRONZE Kavita Goyat
2014 GOLD Mary Kom
2014 BRONZE Vikas Krishan Yadav
2014 BRONZE Satish Kumar
2014 BRONZE Pooja Rani
2014 BRONZE Laishram Sarita Devi
2018 Gold Amit Panghal
2018 BRONZE Vikas Krishan Yadav
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