Question | Answer |
When did India participate in the Olympic Games for the first time ? | 1900 Paris Olympics |
Name the first player to represent India at the Olympic Games. | Norman Pritchard |
When was the Indian Olympic Association formed ? | 1927 |
Under whose leadership did India won her first Olympic gold medal in Field Hockey at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics ? | Jaipal Singh |
In which Olympic Games did the Indian team make its debut and win the gold medal in the Field Hockey event ? | 1928 Amsterdam Olympics |
In which event at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics did India win its first ever gold medal ? | Field Hockey |
Name the Indian Test cricketer who participated in Field Hockey at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. | Nawab of Pataudi, Sr. (Iftikhar Ali Khan) |
When was the Indian National Anthem sung for the first time at the Olympic Games ? | 1948 |
Name the first woman player to represent India at the1952 Helsinki Olympics. | Mary Leela Row |
In which Olympic Games did wrestler Khashaba Jadhav win the Bronze medal for India ? | 1952 Helsinki Olympics |
In which Olympic Games did Dr. Karni Singh, the Maharaja of Bikaner, win the Bronze medal for shooting ? | 1964 Tokyo Olympics |
Name the Indian who finished fifth in the 110 meters hurdles at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. | Gurbachan Singh |
In which Olympic Games was Sriram Singh placed seventh in the 800 meters final ? | 1976 Montreal Olympics |
In which Olympic Games did India win its last medal for Field Hockey ? | 1980 Moscow Olympics |
In which sport event did P. T. Usha miss the bronze medal by a mere 1/100th of a second at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games? | 400 meter hurdles |
In which Olympic Games did Leander Paes beat Fernando Meligeni to win a bronze medal in the Men's Singles tennis Championship ? | 1996 Atlanta Olympics |
Who was the only Indian to win a medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics ? | Karnam Malleswari |
Who was the flag bearer of the Indian team at the inauguration ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics ? | Leander Paes |
How many medals in total has India won in the Olympic games upto the 2004 Athens Olympics ? | 17 |
How many gold medals in total has India won in the Olympic games upto the 2004 Athens Olympics ? | 8 |
In which sporting event did Lt. Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore win a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics ? | Men's Double Trap Shooting |
Who was the flag bearer of the Indian team at the inauguration ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics ? | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
Who won the gold medal in the 10 meter air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to become India's first individual Olympic gold medallist ? | Abhinav Bindra |
Who is the only Indian Ex-Olympian who went on to become a Member of Parliament ? | Aslam Sher Khan |
Name the only Indian Olympian who managed to break the Olympic record but could not win a medal for the country. | Milkha Singh |
Name the first Indian Olympian to be honoured by the Government of India by releasing a postage stamp in his name. | Dhyan Chand |