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NOC

Indian Olympic Association

Medals
Ranked 60th

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
10	10	21	41

Summer appearances

1900
1904–1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020

Winter appearances

1964
1968
1972–1984
1988
1992
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018

Other related appearances

Independent Olympic Participants

India first joined the Olympic Games in 1900. This made India the first country from Asia to take part! A single athlete, Norman Pritchard, represented India. He won two silver medals in athletics.

India sent its first team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920. Since then, India has been part of every Summer Games. India also started competing in the Winter Olympic Games in 1964.

Indian athletes have won 41 medals so far, all at the Summer Games. For many years, the Indian Men's Field Hockey Team was super strong in the Olympics. They won eleven medals between 1928 and 1980. This included eight gold medals, with six of them won in a row from 1928 to 1956! India had its best performance ever at the 2020 Games. They won seven medals, including one gold and two silver medals.

India's Olympic Journey
Medal Table by Games
- Summer Games Medals
- Winter Games Medals
Medals by Sport
Indian Olympic Medalists
- Important Milestones
- Athletes with Multiple Medals
  - Team Medals
  - Individual Medals
India's Men's Field Hockey Team at the Olympics
- Olympic Records
- Olympic Results
See Also

India's Olympic Journey

Early Days Before Independence

Indian field hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympics

India's first time at the Olympics was in 1900. Back then, India was part of British India. As mentioned, it was the first Asian country to join the Games. Norman Pritchard was the only athlete from India. He won two silver medals in athletics. India ranked 19th in medals that year, which is still its best rank ever!

India did not compete in the next three Summer Olympics. Then, in 1920, a businessman named Dorabji Tata helped India get a spot on the International Olympic Committee. This allowed India to compete on its own at the 1920 Summer Olympics. India sent six athletes, including four runners and two wrestlers.

The Indian Olympic movement grew in the 1920s. In 1927, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was officially recognized. This group helps develop sports in India and picks teams for the Olympics. For the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, India sent eight athletes. The Indian Hockey Federation also sent the men's hockey team. This team won India's first ever Olympic gold medal in Amsterdam! It was also the first gold medal won by any Asian country in the modern Olympics.

Indian hockey team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The Indian hockey team continued its winning streak. They won three gold medals in a row from 1928 to 1936. In 1932, they beat the United States 24–1, which is the biggest win in Olympic history! In the 1936 final, they beat Germany 8–1.

After India Became Independent

Indian field hockey team that won the first gold medal after independence at the 1948 London Olympics

India became an independent country in 1947. It sent its first team as an independent nation to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. India sent 79 athletes who competed in ten sports. This included India's first time in arts, boxing, cycling, football, and water polo. The Indian field hockey team won the only medal, a gold. This was India's first medal as an independent country.

The 1952 Summer Olympics were special because India sent women competitors for the first time. The team had 64 athletes, including four women. Wrestler K. D. Jadhav won a bronze medal. This was the first individual medal for independent India. The Indian field hockey team won its sixth straight gold medal in 1956. In the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, the hockey team won a silver medal after losing to Pakistan. This was their first loss in the Olympics since 1928.

India first competed in the Winter Olympics in 1964 in Innsbruck. Jeremy Bujakowski competed in alpine skiing. Later that year, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the men's field hockey team won another gold medal. This was India's only medal at those Games.

Leander Paes won a bronze medal in 1996. This was India's first Olympic medal in almost 16 years.

India sent its smallest team since independence to the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. India did not compete in the Winter Olympics from 1972 to 1984. In the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the men's field hockey team won a bronze medal. In 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, India did not win any medals. This was the first time since 1924.

At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the men's hockey team won their eighth Olympic gold medal. This was their last gold medal in hockey at the Olympics. India did not win any medals in the next three Summer Olympics (1984, 1988, 1992). India returned to the Winter Olympics in 1988. The team included the first Indian woman participant, Shailaja Kumar. In 1996, tennis player Leander Paes won a bronze medal. This was India's first Olympic medal in almost 16 years! He was also the first Indian individual medalist since 1952.

India in the 21st Century

Sushil Kumar (left) was the first Indian athlete to win more than one individual Olympic medal after independence.

At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in weightlifting. This was the first-ever Olympic medal won by an Indian woman! In 2004, shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won a silver medal.

The 2008 Beijing Olympics was a great success for India. The country won three medals, including one gold and two bronze. Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal! He won in men's air rifle. Vijender Singh won India's first Olympic medal in boxing. Sushil Kumar won a bronze in wrestling.

The 2012 Summer Olympics saw India win its highest number of medals at the time: six medals (two silver and four bronze). Sushil Kumar won a silver medal, becoming the first Indian since independence to win multiple individual Olympic medals. Shooter Vijay Kumar won another silver. Saina Nehwal won India's first medal in badminton. Boxer Mary Kom became the first Indian woman to win a medal in boxing.

Mary Kom won India's first medal in women's boxing at the 2012 Games.

In 2014, the Indian Olympic Association was temporarily suspended. This meant some Indian athletes competed as independent participants at the 2014 Winter Olympics. But the suspension was lifted during the Games, and two athletes then competed under the Indian flag.

For the 2016 Summer Olympics, India sent over 100 athletes for the first time. India won two medals: one silver and one bronze. Shuttler P. V. Sindhu won a silver medal, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver. Sakshi Malik became the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal, earning a bronze.

Neeraj Chopra won India's first ever athletics gold medal in 2020. He then won a silver in 2024.

India sent its largest team ever to the 2020 Summer Olympics, with 119 athletes. This was India's most successful Games, with seven medals! These included one gold, two silver, and four bronze. Neeraj Chopra won India's first ever gold medal in athletics (javelin throw). Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won India's first silver medal in weightlifting. P. V. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win medals in two different Summer Games. The men's field hockey team won a bronze medal, their first Olympic medal since 1980!

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, India won six medals: one silver and five bronze. Three of these were in shooting. Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal in javelin throw, making him the first Indian to win both a gold and a silver at the Olympics. Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals in shooting. She became the first Indian since independence to win two medals in a single Olympics. The men's field hockey team won a bronze medal for the second Olympics in a row. Aman Sehrawat won a bronze in wrestling, becoming the youngest Indian to win an Olympic medal.

Medal Table by Games

Summer Games Medals

Total		10	10	21	41	60
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
as British India
1896 Athens	Did not participate
1900 Paris	1	0	2	0	2	19
1904 St. Louis	Did not participate
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp	6	0	0	0	0	-
1924 Paris	14	0	0	0	0	-
1928 Amsterdam	21	1	0	0	1	23
1932 Los Angeles	20	1	0	0	1	19
1936 Berlin	27	1	0	0	1	20
as India
1948 London	79	1	0	0	1	22
1952 Helsinki	64	1	0	1	2	26
1956 Melbourne	59	1	0	0	1	24
1960 Rome	45	0	1	0	1	32
1964 Tokyo	53	1	0	0	1	24
1968 Mexico City	25	0	0	1	1	42
1972 Munich	41	0	0	1	1	43
1976 Montreal	20	0	0	0	0	-
1980 Moscow	76	1	0	0	1	23
1984 Los Angeles	48	0	0	0	0	-
1988 Seoul	46	0	0	0	0	-
1992 Barcelona	53	0	0	0	0	-
1996 Atlanta	49	0	0	1	1	71
2000 Sydney	65	0	0	1	1	71
2004 Athens	73	0	1	0	1	65
2008 Beijing	56	1	0	2	3	50
2012 London	83	0	2	4	6	55
2016 Rio de Janeiro	117	0	1	1	2	67
2020 Tokyo	119	1	2	4	7	48
2024 Paris	110	0	1	5	6	71
2028 Los Angeles	Future event
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Winter Games Medals

Total		0	0	0	0	-
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1964 Innsbruck	1	0	0	0	0	-
1968 Grenoble	1	0	0	0	0	-
1972 Sapporo	Did not participate
1976 Innsbruck
1980 Lake Placid
1984 Sarajevo
1988 Calgary	3	0	0	0	0	-
1992 Albertville	2	0	0	0	0	-
1994 Lillehammer	Did not participate
1998 Nagano	1	0	0	0	0	-
2002 Salt Lake City	1	0	0	0	0	-
2006 Turin	4	0	0	0	0	-
2010 Vancouver	3	0	0	0	0	-
2014 Sochi	2	0	0	0	0	-
2018 Pyeongchang	2	0	0	0	0	-
2022 Beijing	1	0	0	0	0	-
2026 Milan/Cortina	Future event
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Three Indian athletes qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics. However, Shiva Keshavan competed as an Independent Olympic Participant. This was because the Indian Olympic Association was suspended. The suspension was lifted during the Games, allowing the other two athletes to compete under the Indian flag.

Medals by Sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Field hockey	8	1	4	13
Athletics	1	3	0	4
Shooting	1	2	4	7
Wrestling	0	2	6	8
Badminton	0	1	2	3
Weightlifting	0	1	1	2
Boxing	0	0	3	3
Tennis	0	0	1	1
Total (8 entries)	10	10	21	41

Indian Olympic Medalists

Indian Olympic medalists
Medal	Name/Team	Games	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Pritchard, NormanNorman Pritchard	1900 Paris	Athletics	Men's 200 metres	22 July 1900
Silver	Pritchard, NormanNorman Pritchard	1900 Paris	Athletics	Men's 200 metre hurdles	16 July 1900
Gold	Men's Field Hockey Team Richard Allen Dhyan Chand Michael Gateley William Goodsir-Cullen Leslie Hammond Feroze Khan George Marthins Rex Norris Broome Pinniger Michael Rocque Frederic Seaman Ali Shaukat Jaipal Singh Sayed Yusuf Kher Singh Gill	1928 Amsterdam	Field hockey	Men's competition	26 May 1928
Gold	Men's Field Hockey Team Richard Allen Muhammad Aslam Lal Bokhari Frank Brewin Richard Carr Dhyan Chand Leslie Hammond Arthur Hind Sayed Jaffar Masud Minhas Broome Pinniger Gurmit Singh Kullar Roop Singh William Sullivan Carlyle Tapsell	1932 Los Angeles	Field hockey	Men's competition	11 August 1932
Gold	Men's Field Hockey Team Richard Allen Dhyan Chand Ali Dara Lionel Emmett Peter Fernandes Joseph Galibardy Earnest Goodsir-Cullen Mohammed Hussain Sayed Jaffar Ahmed Khan Ahsan Mohomed Khan Mirza Masood Cyril Michie Baboo Nimal Joseph Phillips Shabban Shahab-ud-Din Gurcharan Singh Grewal Roop Singh Carlyle Tapsell	1936 Berlin	Field hockey	Men's competition	15 August 1936
Gold	Men's Field Hockey Team Leslie Claudius Keshav Dutt Walter de Sousa Lawrie Fernandes Ranganathan Francis Gerry Glackan Akhtar Hussain Patrick Jansen Amir Kumar Kishan Lal Leo Pinto Jaswant Singh Rajput Latif-ur Rehman Reginald Rodrigues Balbir Singh Sr. Randhir Singh Gentle Grahanandan Singh K. D. Singh Trilochan Singh Maxie Vaz	1948 London	Field hockey	Men's competition	12 August 1948
Gold	Men's Field Hockey Team K. D. Singh Leslie Claudius Meldric Daluz Keshav Dutt Chinadorai Deshmutu Ranganathan Francis Raghbir Lal Govind Perumal Muniswamy Rajgopal Balbir Singh Sr. Randhir Singh Gentle C. S. Dubey Udham Singh Dharam Singh Grahanandan Singh Chaman Singh Gurung	1952 Helsinki	Field hockey	Men's competition	24 July 1952
Bronze	Jadhav, K. D.K. D. Jadhav	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 57 kg	23 July 1952
Gold	Men's Field Hockey Team Leslie Claudius Ranganathan Francis Haripal Kaushik Amir Kumar Raghbir Lal Shankar Lakshman O. P. Malhotra Govind Perumal Amit Singh Bakshi Raghbir Singh Bhola Balbir Singh Sr. Hardyal Singh Randhir Singh Gentle Balkrishan Singh Gurdev Singh Udham Singh Bakshish Singh Charles Stephen	1956 Melbourne	Field hockey	Men's competition	6 December 1956
Silver	Men's Field Hockey Team Joseph Antic Leslie Claudius Jaman Lal Sharma Mohinder Lal Shankar Lakshman John Peter Govind Sawant Raghbir Singh Bhola Udham Singh Charanjit Singh Jaswant Singh Joginder Singh Prithipal Singh	1960 Rome	Field hockey	Men's competition	9 September 1960
Gold	Men's Field Hockey Team Haripal Kaushik Mohinder Lal Shankar Lakshman Bandu Patil John Peter Syed Ali Udham Singh Charanjit Singh Darshan Singh Dharam Singh Gurbux Singh Harbinder Singh Jagjit Singh Joginder Singh Prithipal Singh Balbir Singh Kullar Rajendran Christie	1964 Tokyo	Field hockey	Men's competition	23 October 1964
Bronze	Men's Field Hockey Team Rajendran Christie Krishnamurty Perumal John Peter Inam-ur Rahman Munir Sait Ajitpal Singh Balbir Singh Kullar Balbir Singh Kular Balbir Singh Gurbux Singh Harbinder Singh Harmik Singh Inder Singh Prithipal Singh Tarsem Singh Jagjit Singh	1968 Mexico City	Field hockey	Men's competition	26 October 1968
Bronze	Men's Field Hockey Team B. P. Govinda Charles Cornelius Manuel Frederick Michael Kindo V. J. Philips Ashok Kumar M. P. Ganesh Krishnamurty Perumal Ajitpal Singh Harbinder Singh Harcharan Singh Harmik Singh Kulwant Singh Mukhbain Singh Virinder Singh Vece Paes	1972 Munich	Field hockey	Men's competition	10 September 1972
Gold	Men's Field Hockey Team Vasudevan Baskaran Bir Bahadur Chettri Sylvanus Dung Dung Mervyn Fernandis Zafar Iqbal Maharaj Krishan Kaushik Charanjit Kumar M. M. Somaya Allan Schofield Mohammed Shahid Davinder Singh Gurmail Singh Amarjit Singh Rana Rajinder Singh Jr. Ravinder Pal Singh Surinder Singh Sodhi	1980 Moscow	Field hockey	Men's competition	29 July 1980
Bronze	Paes, LeanderLeander Paes	1996 Atlanta	Tennis	Men's singles	3 August 1996
Bronze	Malleswari, KarnamKarnam Malleswari	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 69 kg	19 September 2000
Silver	Rathore, Rajyavardhan SinghRajyavardhan Singh Rathore	2004 Athens	Shooting	Men's double trap	17 August 2004
Gold	Bindra, AbhinavAbhinav Bindra	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Men's 10 m air rifle	11 August 2008
Bronze	Singh, VijenderVijender Singh		Boxing	Middleweight	20 August 2008
Bronze	Kumar, SushilSushil Kumar		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 66 kg	21 August 2008
Silver	Vijay Kumar	2012 London	Shooting	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol	3 August 2012
Silver	Kumar, SushilSushil Kumar		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 66 kg	12 August 2012
Bronze	Saina Nehwal		Badminton	Women's singles	4 August 2012
Bronze	Mary Kom		Boxing	Women's flyweight	8 August 2012
Bronze	Narang, GaganGagan Narang		Shooting	Men's 10m air rifle	30 July 2012
Bronze	Yogeshwar Dutt		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 60 kg	11 August 2012
Silver	P. V. Sindhu	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Badminton	Women's singles	19 August 2016
Bronze	Sakshi Malik	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 58 kg	17 August 2016
Gold	Neeraj Chopra	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	7 August 2021
Silver	Saikhom Mirabai Chanu		Weightlifting	Women's 49 kg	24 July 2021
Silver	Ravi Kumar Dahiya		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 57 kg	5 August 2021
Bronze	P. V. Sindhu		Badminton	Women's singles	1 August 2021
Bronze	Lovlina Borgohain		Boxing	Women's welterweight	4 August 2021
Bronze	Men's Field Hockey Team Dilpreet Singh Rupinder Pal Singh Surender Kumar Manpreet Singh Hardik Singh Gurjant Singh Simranjeet Singh Mandeep Singh Harmanpreet Singh Lalit Upadhyay P. R. Sreejesh Sumit Nilakanta Sharma Shamsher Singh Varun Kumar Birendra Lakra Amit Rohidas Vivek Prasad		Field hockey	Men's tournament	5 August 2021
Bronze	Bajrang Punia		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 65 kg	7 August 2021
Silver	Neeraj Chopra	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	8 August 2024
Bronze	Manu Bhaker		Shooting	Women's 10m air pistol	28 July 2024
Bronze	Manu Bhaker Sarabjot Singh			Mixed 10 metre air pistol team	30 July 2024
Bronze	Swapnil Kusale			Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions	1 August 2024
Bronze	Men's Field Hockey Team Harmanpreet Singh Jarmanpreet Singh Abhishek Manpreet Singh Hardik Singh Gurjant Singh Sanjay Dabra Mandeep Singh Lalit Upadhyay P. R. Sreejesh Sumit Walmiki Shamsher Singh Raj Kumar Pal Amit Rohidas Vivek Prasad Sukhjeet Singh		Field hockey	Men's tournament	8 August 2024
Bronze	Aman Sehrawat		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 57 kg	9 August 2024

Important Milestones

Milestone	Athlete/Team	Game(s)	Sport	Medal(s)
First medalist, First individual multi-medalist	Norman Pritchard	1900 Paris	Athletics	Silver Silver
First gold medalist(s)	Men's Field Hockey Team	1928 Amsterdam	Field hockey	Gold
First gold medalist(s) after independence	Men's Field Hockey Team	1948 London	Field hockey	Gold
First individual medalist after independence	K. D. Jadhav	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Bronze
First woman medalist	Karnam Malleswari	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Bronze
First individual gold medalist	Abhinav Bindra	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Gold
First individual multi-medalist after independence	Sushil Kumar	2008 Beijing 2012 London	Wrestling	Bronze Silver
First woman multi-medalist	P. V. Sindhu	2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo	Badminton	Silver Bronze
First individual multi-medalist after independence (in a single Olympics)	Manu Bhaker	2024 Paris	Shooting	Bronze Bronze

Athletes with Multiple Medals

Team Medals

Athlete	Sport	Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Leslie Claudius	Field hockey	1948, 1952, 1956, 1960	3	1	0	4
Udham Singh		1952, 1956, 1960, 1964	3	1	0	4
Richard Allen		1928, 1932, 1936	3	0	0	3
Dhyan Chand		1928, 1932, 1936	3	0	0	3
Ranganathan Francis		1948, 1952, 1956	3	0	0	3
Randhir Singh Gentle		1948, 1952, 1956	3	0	0	3
Balbir Singh Sr.		1948, 1952, 1956	3	0	0	3
Shankar Lakshman		1956, 1960, 1964	2	1	0	3
Haripal Kaushik		1956, 1960, 1964	2	1	0	3
Carlyle Tapsell		1932, 1936	2	0	0	2
Roop Singh		1932, 1936	2	0	0	2
Jaswant Rai		1948, 1952	2	0	0	2
Govind Perumal		1952, 1956	2	0	0	2
Amir Kumar		1948, 1956	2	0	0	2
Jaswant Singh Rajput		1948, 1952	2	0	0	2
Leslie Hammond		1928, 1932	2	0	0	2
Broome Pinniger		1928, 1932	2	0	0	2
Sayed Jaffar		1932, 1936	2	0	0	2
Keshav Dutt		1948, 1952	2	0	0	2
Grahanandan Singh		1948, 1952	2	0	0	2
K. D. Singh		1948, 1952	2	0	0	2
Raghbir Lal		1952, 1956	2	0	0	2
John Peter		1960, 1964, 1968	1	1	1	3
Prithipal Singh		1960, 1964, 1968	1	1	1	3
Joginder Singh		1960, 1964	1	1	0	2
Charanjit Singh		1960, 1964	1	1	0	2
Raghbir Singh Bhola		1956, 1960	1	1	0	2
Mohinder Lal		1960, 1964	1	1	0	2
Balkrishan Singh		1956, 1960	1	1	0	2
Harbinder Singh		1964, 1968, 1972	1	0	2	3
Rajendran Christie		1964, 1968	1	0	1	2
Balbir Singh Kullar		1964, 1968	1	0	1	2
Jagjit Singh		1964, 1968	1	0	1	2
Gurbux Singh		1964, 1968	1	0	1	2
Krishnamurthy Perumal		1968, 1972	0	0	2	2
Ajitpal Singh		1968, 1972	0	0	2	2
Harmik Singh		1968, 1972	0	0	2	2
Harmanpreet Singh		2020, 2024	0	0	2	2
Manpreet Singh		2020, 2024	0	0	2	2
Hardik Singh		2020, 2024	0	0	2	2
Gurjant Singh		2020, 2024	0	0	2	2
Mandeep Singh		2020, 2024	0	0	2	2
Lalit Upadhyay		2020, 2024	0	0	2	2
P. R. Sreejesh		2020, 2024	0	0	2	2
Sumit Walmiki		2020, 2024	0	0	2	2
Shamsher Singh		2020, 2024	0	0	2	2
Amit Rohidas		2020, 2024	0	0	2	2
Vivek Prasad		2020, 2024	0	0	2	2

Individual Medals

Athlete	Sport	Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Neeraj Chopra	Athletics	2020, 2024	1	1	0	2
Norman Pritchard	Athletics	1900	0	2	0	2
Sushil Kumar	Wrestling	2008, 2012	0	1	1	2
P. V. Sindhu	Badminton	2016, 2020	0	1	1	2
Manu Bhaker	Shooting	2024	0	0	2	2

India's Men's Field Hockey Team at the Olympics

The Indian Men's Field Hockey Team has won the most medals in field hockey at the Olympics. They have won 13 medals, including eight gold medals. Six of these gold medals were won in a row from 1928 to 1956!

Olympic Records

India scoring their third goal against Britain in the final of the 1948 Olympics

The Gold Medal-winning team from 1952 Helsinki with then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

The men's hockey team holds many Olympic records:

Most appearances: 22
Most consecutive appearances: 18 (from 1928 to 2004)
Most matches played: 142
Most wins: 87
Most medals: 13 (8 Gold, 1 Silver, 4 Bronze)
Most titles: 8 Gold medals
Most consecutive medals won: 10 medals (7 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze), from 1928 to 1972
Most consecutive titles: 6 Gold medals (from 1928 to 1956)
Most goals scored: 473
Most goals scored in one tournament: 43 (in 1980)
Least goals given up in one tournament: zero (in 1928 and 1956)
Biggest win: India 24–1 USA (in 1932)
Biggest win in an Olympic final: India 8–1 Germany (in 1936)
Longest winning streak: 30 matches (from 1928 to 1960)
Most goals by a player in one match: 10 goals by Roop Singh vs USA (in 1932)
Most goals by a player in an Olympic final: 5 goals by Balbir Singh Sr. vs Netherlands (in 1952)

Olympic Results

Stamps released by India Post celebrating Olympic victories

Olympic Performance
Games	Ranking
1908 London	Did not enter
1920 Antwerp	Did not enter
1928 Amsterdam	Gold
1932 Los Angeles
1936 Berlin
1948 London
1952 Helsinki
1956 Melbourne
1960 Rome	Silver
1964 Tokyo	Gold
1968 Mexico City	Bronze
1972 Munich	Bronze
1976 Montreal	7th
1980 Moscow	Gold
1984 Los Angeles	5th
1988 Seoul	6th
1992 Barcelona	7th
1996 Atlanta	8th
2000 Sydney	7th
2004 Athens	7th
2008 Beijing	Did not qualify
2012 London	12th
2016 Rio de Janeiro	8th
2020 Tokyo	Bronze
2024 Paris	Bronze