Hockey Olympic Medals of India: The Indian hockey team performed brilliantly during the Paris Olympics 2024. Although Team India's dream of winning the gold medal was shattered, the Indian team definitely won the bronze medal. India won this medal by defeating Spain 2-1.
Overall, this is the 13th medal of the Indian hockey team in the Olympics and this is the first time since 1972 that the Indian team has won two hockey medals consecutively. India also won a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics and also won bronze in the Paris Olyampics.
If we look at the Olympic history of the Indian hockey team, it has been quite tremendous. Team India once had a monopoly in hockey. Legends like Dhanraj Pillai and Major Dhyanchand tell the golden past of the hockey team. Let us tell you how has been the history of India in the Olympics and when did Team India win medals in hockey.
India Hockey Team has won a total of 13 medals in Olympics history, out of which 8 are gold medals, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals. The Indian hockey team won the medal for the first time in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games. The team won the gold medal. After this, India also won the gold medal in the 1932 Los Angeles Games. Team India's journey of winning gold medals continued further. The Indian hockey team also won the gold medal in the 1936, 1948, 1952, and 1956 Olympic Games. In the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, India had to be content with the silver medal. In the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Team India once again won the gold medal.
After this, the Indian hockey team could only win the bronze medal in the 1968 and 1972 games. In the 1980 Olympic Games, the team once again won the gold and this gold medal proved to be the last gold for the Indian hockey team. After this, Team India could not win any medal in hockey for 41 years. This sequence was broken by winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics and now once again India has won the bronze medal in Paris Olympics.
| MEDAL | EDITION |
|---|---|
| GOLD | 1928 Amsterdam |
| GOLD | 1932 Los Angeles |
| GOLD | 1936 Berlin |
| GOLD | 1948 London |
| GOLD | 1952 Helsinki |
| GOLD | 1956 Melbourne |
| SILVER | 1960 Rome |
| GOLD | 1964 Tokyo |
| BRONZE | 1968 Mexico City |
| BRONZE | 1972 Munich |
| GOLD | 1980 Moscow |
| BRONZE | 2020 Tokyo |
| BRONZE | 2024 Paris |
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