08/08/2024
Indian Olympic medal winners: A comprehensive list 2020
PV Sindhu, silver medal - women’s singles .
Mirabai Chanu, silver medal - women's 49kg weightlifting - Tokyo 2020
Ace weightlifter Mirabai Chanu put behind the disappointment of Rio 2016 to lift a total of 202kg to win the silver medal in the women's 49kg category. It is her first Olympic medal and made her the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. It was India's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Lovlina Borgohain, bronze medal - women’s welterweight (64-69kg) - Tokyo 2020
On her Games debut, Lovlina Borgohain won a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 after losing in the semi-finals to top seed Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the women’s 69kg. Lovlina Borgohain had beaten Chinese Taipei’s Nien-Chin Chen in the quarter-finals to assure herself of a medal.
PV Sindhu, bronze medal - women’s singles badminton - Tokyo 2020
Badminton queen PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman and only the second Indian athlete - after Sushil Kumar - to win two individual Olympic medals. PV Sindhu beat China’s He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 to win the bronze medal in the women’s singles. It was India’s third medal of Tokyo 2020 - one more than their haul at Rio 2016.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya, silver medal - men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling - Tokyo 2020
Ravi Kumar Dahiya lost to two-time world champion Zavur Uguev of ROC in the final of the men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling, thus ending up with a silver medal. Ravi Kumar Dahiya had assured himself of an Olympic medal when he beat Nurislam Sanayev of Kazakhstan in the semis. He was trailing 2-9 at one stage before making a stirring comeback to earn the medal.
Indian hockey team, bronze medal - men’s hockey - Tokyo 2020
After a 41-year wait, the Indian men’s hockey team won an Olympic medal since the gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. After being 3-1 down at one point, India made a big comeback to beat Germany 5-4 and claim the bronze medal. It is Indian hockey's third Olympic bronze medal - after the 1968 and 1972 Games - and their 12th Olympic medal overall.
Bajrang Punia, bronze medal - men’s 65kg wrestling - Tokyo 2020
Wrestler Bajrang Punia became the third Indian debutant to win a medal at Tokyo 2020. Bajrang Punia beat Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov in the men’s 65kg freestyle wrestling playoff to claim the bronze. It was India’s sixth medal of the Tokyo Olympics - equalling their best-ever haul at a single edition of the Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra - gold medal - men’s javelin throw - Tokyo 2020
Neeraj Chopra became India’s second individual Olympic champion - after Abhinav Bindra - with his men’s javelin throw gold at Tokyo 2020. It was India’s first track-and-field medal at any Olympic Games. The medal was India’s seventh at Tokyo 2020 - making it their best-ever haul at a single edition of the Olympics. Neeraj Chopra threw 87.58m to clinch the gold medal.
