How many bronze medals were won by India and in which events?

Answer 1

India won 2 bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing:

1) Sushil Kumar - bronze in men's freestyle 66 kg wrestling.

2) Vijender Kumar - bronze in men's middleweight boxing.

Indian athletes have won 5 other bronze medals in Olympic competition:

1) Karnam Malleswari - bronze in women's 69 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Games in Sydney.

2) Leander Paes - bronze in men's singles tennis at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.

3) Men's Field Hockey team - bronze at the 1972 Games in Munich and 1968 Games in Mexico City.

4) Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav - bronze in men's bantamweight freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.