How many goldmedals India received in Olympics ever since its inception???

Question

How many goldmedals India received in Olympics ever since its inception???

Answer 1

8 -- all in men's hockey (from 1928-1980)
they also won the silver in men's hockey in 1960 and the bronze in 1968 and 1972.

You can search here to see a full description: http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp

They have won several individual silver and bronze medals, but no golds (use same link as above to search):
1900 - Track & Field -- 2 silvers
1952 - Wrestling -- Silver
1996 - Tennis -- Bronze
2000 - Weightlifting -- Bronze
2004 - Shooting -- Silver

It looks like India has never medaled in the Winter Olympics, only those medals in the Summer Games

Answer 2

India has competed at 21 editions of the Summer Olympics, including every edition since the 1920 Summer Olympics. The nation made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics. a total of 8 gold medals all time they have never won a gold medal in the winter olympics

Answer 3

8
India's field hockey team has a fantastic history of success, winning eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals, but the last time the players tasted success was in Moscow in 1980.

In Athens, Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won a silver medal at the shooting centre in the men's double trap.

At the Sydney Games India won just one bronze medal. That was in weightlifting. Tennis provided India with its only medal of the 1996 Atlanta Games, that one also a bronze. Before Athens, the only other medal India had ever won in an individual sport at the Olympics was also a bronze in wrestling at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.

Answer 4

INDIA has won 8 gold medals in the history of the Summer Olympic Games, all of which comes from field hockey. they won the gold medals in field hockey event in 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964 & 1980.