List of Medals Won by “Team-India” in London- Summer Olympics-2012

Monday, August 13, 2012

^{The
Summer Olympics-2012 was hosted by the United Kingdom and was held at London from 27th July 2012 to 12th August 2012.}

^{India
took part in the London Summer Olympics-2012 and the “Team-India” consisted of 83 competitors to}
^{participate in 13 Sports, which is the ever largest team sent
by India to participate in Olympics
since the year 1920.}

^{The
following is the List of Sports/Events and the number Male/Female Participants
of “Team-India”:}

^{Sport /Men /Women
/Events/Medals Won}

^{Archery
/ 3 /3 /4/
Nil}

^{Athletics
/8 /6
/11/Nil}

^{Badminton
/ 2/ 3
/ 4/ (1 Bronze Medal won
in Badminton)}

^{Boxing
/7 / 1/ 8
/( 1 Bronze Medal won in Boxing)}

^{Field
hockey/ 18/ 0 / 1 / Nil}

^{Judo/ 0 /1 /1 / Nil}

^{Rowing
/3 /0 / 2 / Nil}

^{Shooting
/ 7 /4/ 10 (1 Silver Medal and 1 Bronze Medals in
Shooting)}

^{Swimming
/1 / 0
/ 1/Nil}

^{Table
tennis / 1 / 1 / 2/Nil}

^{Tennis
/ 5 / 2 / 4/Nil}

^{Weight
-lifting /1 / 1 2/Nil}

^{Wrestling
/ 4 / 1/ 5/ (1 Silver Medal and
1 Bronze Medal in Wrestling)}
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^{13 Sports / 60
Men/23 Women/ 55 Events/2 Silver Medals & 4 Bronze Medals}

^{The
following is the List of a total of 6 Medals won by India in the London
Olympics -2012 including 2 silver and 4 bronze medals, which is the best performance by Indiain terms of
number of medals won at any
single Olympic Games, since 1920:}

^{Silver Medalists:}

^{Mr.Vijay Kumar in the
‘Shooting’ in the ‘Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol’ event on 3rd August 2012.}

^{He has become the third
man ever representing India to win an individual silver medal after}^{Mr.Norman Pritchard and
Mr.Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore AND}

^{Mr.Sushil Kumar in the ‘Wrestling’
in the ‘Men's 66kg Freestyle’ event on 12th August 2012.}

^{He has become the first
Indian to win an individual medal in back to back Olympics}^{as he had won a bronze
medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the same category.}

^{Bronze
Medalists:}

^{Mr. Gagan Narang in ‘Shooting’
in the ‘Men's 10 m air rifle’ event on 30th July 2012. He was the first person to win a medal for India in the London Olympics-2012.}

^{Ms.Saina Nehwal in ‘Badminton’
in ‘Women's singles’ event on 4th August 2012.}
^{She is the first Indian to
win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics and also}
^{she has become the second}^{Indian woman to win an
individual medal after}
^{Ms.Karnam Malleswari's bronze medal in Weightlifting in
2000.}

^{Ms. Mary Kom in ‘Boxing’ in
the ‘Women's flyweight’ event on 8th August 2012}. ^{She has become the third
Indian}^{woman to win a medal at the Olympic AND}

^{Mr. Yogeshwar Dutt in ‘Wrestling’
in the ‘Men's 60kg Freestyle’ event on 11th August 2012.}
^{He has become the third man
to win an individual medal in wrestling after Mr. K.D.Jadhav – Bronze Medalist in
1952 and}^{Mr.Sushil Kumar – Bronze
Medalist in 2008.}

^{All Indians along with the family members, coaches, sponsors and the employers of the medal winners feel happy and proud on the "Team-India"'s remarkable performance in the London Olympics.}

^{Let us wish and hope that the Government of India/Ministry of Sports and the sponsors will encourage, guide and extend financial and other aids for the aspirant and talented young sportsmen in various fields of sports and}
^{prepare prospective "Medal Winners" in various International Games Tournaments, including the next Summer Olympics-"Rio 2016" at Los Angeles-USA.}

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