In Every Olympics, 100 to 200 people are getting qualified from India. Let us see some of the facts about great Olympic players who spotted a secured place in Indian Olympic history.
18. Sania mirza (Active: 12+ years)
Field: Tennis
Year of Olympic participation: 2008, 2016, 2021
Olympic Medals: No Metals
Other Award: 6 gold medals in Asian, commonwealth, Afro – Asia Games
- Mirza is an offensive baseliner. She is known for setting up good attacks.
- Sania was named as one of the “50 Heroes of Asia”.
- She has been trained by Cesar Ferrer-Victoria.
17. Karni Singh (Active : 20 Years)
Year of Olympic participation: 1960-1972, 1980
Award in Olympics: No Awards
Achievement – He represented India at clay pigeon shooting at the Summer Olympics in Rome, 1960, Tokyo, 1964, Mexico, 1968, Munich, 1972, and Moscow, 1980.
- Dr.Karni Singh was the last king to hold the title of Maharaja of Bikaner.
- He was an international clay pigeon and skeet champion.
- He appeared 5 times in Olympics.
- He covered the 10 m range with 80 firing points. 25 M range with 50 firing points.
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16. Dhanraj Pillay (Active : 12 Years)
Felid: Hockey
Year of Olympic participation: 1992-2004
Awards in Olympics: No Awards
Other Awards: 4 World Cups, 4 Champions Trophies, and 4 Asian Games.
- Dhanraj Pillay played in four Olympics games in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004
- Kaushik was his coach during the years 1990- 2000s
15. Seema Punia (Active : 14 Years)
Field: Athletics – Disc throw
Awards in Olympic: No Awards
Year of Olympic Participation: 2004, 2012, 2016
Other Awards: Gold medal (World Junior Championships)
- Seema began her career as a hurdler and a long-jumper at the age of 11. Later she took up discus throw.
- She was called Millennium Child after winning the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in 2000 in Santiago earned her the nickname: ‘Millennium Child’.
- Ankush Punia a former discus thrower was her coach. He is also Seema Punia’s husband.
14. Deepika Kumari (Active : 8+ Years)
Field: Archery
Year of Olympic Participation: 2012, 2016, 2021
Awards in Olympic: No Awards
Other Awards: Gold medal (World cup, Stage 1)
- Deepika qualified for Summer Olympics in London, 2012
- She has the world’s highest-ranking number 1
- Dola Banerjee trained Deepika Kumari
13. P. T. Usha (Active : 16 years)
Field: Athlete
Year of Olympic participation: 1980 – 1996
Awards in Olympics: No Award
Other Awards: 5 gold and 1 bronze medal in Asian records
- P.T. Usha is known as the Queen of Indian track and field. She was well known for her fast long walking steps.
- She stood in the fourth position by 55.42 seconds. She fell behind the eventual bronze medalist by 1/100th of a second
- She was coached by Othayothu Madhavan Nambiar
12. Saina Nehwal (Active : 10+ years)
Field: Badminton
Year of Olympic participation: 2008, 2012, 2016
Awards in Olympics: Bronze – 2008
Other Awards: 3 Medals in World Champion Ship, 3 Times Champion in Commonwealth games, 2 Medals in Asian Games.
- Saina reached Number 1 position in world badminton ranking 2015 and made her the first Indian Player to reach Number 1 position in world ranking
- Saina Nehwal was the first Indian player who won the medal in the Olympic games.
11. Vijender Singh (Active : 10 years)
Field: Boxing
Year of Olympic participation: 2008, 2012
Awards in Olympics: Bronze – 2008
Other Awards: 1 Bronze Medal in World Champion Ship, 2 Medals in Commonwealth games, 3 Medals in Asian Games.
- Vijender Singh is considered the First Indian Boxer who won the medal in the Olympic games.
- He is a specialist in Knockout 70% of his wins come with the knockout.
10. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Active : 4 years)
Field: Shooting
Year of Olympic participation: 2004
Awards in Olympics: Silver Medal – 2004
Other Awards: 4 Medal in Commonwealth and 2 Medals in Asian records
- Rathore won the first-ever silver medal in Individual Category in Olympic History.
- The Indian government honored Rathore by Major Dhyan Chand Kel Ratna, Padma Shri Awards.
9. Norman Pritchard (Active : 4 Years)
Field: Athletics
Year of Olympic Participation: Paris Olympic – 1900
Awards in Olympic: 2 Siler Medals – 1900
- Norman Pritchard was the first Indian Born Athletic who won a Medal in the History of the Olympics.
- Norman Pritchard was an Indian-born British Player who played for India in the Paris Olympic games.
8. P. V. Sindhu (Active : 8+ Years)
Field: Badminton
Year of Olympic participation: 2016, 2020
Awards in Olympics: Silver Medal – 2016, Bronze Medal – 2020
- Sindhu was a specialist in fast comeback after the forceful hit and got numerous awards apart from the Olympics.
- P.V.Sindhu has been trained by Park Tae Sang
- P.V.Sindhu is the First Indian Woman Player to secure 2 medals in Consecutive Olympics.
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7. Karnam Malleswari (Active : 4 Years)
Field: Weightlifting
Year of Olympic Participation: 2000
Awards in Olympic: Bronze Medal – 2000
- In Indian Olympic History, Karnam Malleswari is the first woman who won a medal at the Olympic games. also, she holds the record to become the first woman weightlifter who won the medal at the Olympic games.
- Karnam lifted 110 kg in the 54Kg division.
- Karnam Malleswari was honored by the Indian Government by Major Dhyan Chand Kel Ratna, Padma Shri Awards.
6. Mary Kom (Active : 10+ Years)
Field: Wrestling
Year of Olympic Participation: 2012, 2016, 2020
Awards in Olympic: Bronze Medal – 2012
- In Indian Olympic History Mary Kom was the First Indian Woman who got selected for the Olympic games.
- Mary Kom holds numerous awards including 7 Times World Champion, First woman who got a gold medal in Asian Games History
- Mary Kom was honored by the Indian Government by Arjuna, Major Dhyan Chand Kel Ratna, Padma Shri, and Padma Bushan Awards.
5. Sushil Kumar (Active : 16+ Years)
Field: Wrestling
Year of Olympic Participation: 2004, 2008, 2012
Awards in Olympic: Bronze Medal – 2008, Silver Medal – 2012
- Sushil Kumar was Honoured by the Indian Government by Arjuna, Major Dhyan Chand Kel Ratna, Padma Shri Awards.
- In Indian Olympic History, Sushil Kumar is the First Indian Player who has secured 2 Olympic Medals in the Consecutive Olympics.
4. Neeraj Chopra (Active – 4+ years)
Field: Track and field Athlete (Javeline)
Year of Olympic participation: 2021, Tokyo
Awards in Olympics: Gold medal – 2021
- Neeraj Chopra is a 23-year-old javelin thrower. He is the first to win a Gold medal in athletics in the men’s javelin throw in Indian Olymbic History.
- He has created a record of success with a gold medal
- The distance he covered through Javelin throw was 87.58 m.
- He was coached by German Klaus Bartonietz in 2019.
- India’s javelin team coach Uwe Hohn had also coached him in 2018.
3. Abhinav Bindra (Active : 16 Years)
Field: Athlete
Year of Olympic participation: 2008, Beijing
Awards in Olympics: Gold medal – 2008
- He represented India at a very young age of 15 in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
- Abhinav Bindra scored the highest of the finals with a 10.8 m Air rifle.
- He was coached by Uwe Riesterer.
- Abhinav Bindra was the First Player in Indian Olympic History to secure the gold medal in Individual Category.
2. Leander Adrian Paes (Active – 24 Years)
Field: tennies
Year of Olympic participation: 1992-2016
Awards in Olympics: Bronze Metal – 1996
Awards: Won 8 doubles and 10 mixed doubles
- Paes bagged a bronze medal in singles in 1996 during Atlanta Olympic Games.
- Paes owned 8 Grand slam Titles including Single and Mixed.
- Leander was the first Indian tennis player to compete in the consecutive Olympics from 1992 to 2016
- Peas were coached by Dave O’Meara
1. Dhyan Chand (Active : 12 Years)
Field: Hockey
Year of Olympic Participation: 1928, 1932, 1936
Awards in Olympic: Gold Medals – 1928, 1932, 1936
- Dhyan Chand is the most rated person in the history of the sport. He was well known as a Wizard or magician of Indian Hockey.
- He was so familiar with his super ball controlling power in Hockey which made him one of the most rated and extraordinary people in India.
- During his times, India won 3 Olympic Gold medals, and with the power of his influences, India ruled the Olympic Hockey world by winning 7 medals between the 1928-1964 Olympic games.
- Indian Government honored him by providing the highest civilian honor of Padma Bhushan in 1956.
- Indian Government also honored him recently by introducing the award named Major Dhyan Chan Khel Ratna Award which is being considered as the highest prestigious award in India in Sports Category.
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