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Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was the first medalist of India after independence.
That was Khashaba Jhadav who won a bronze medal in men's bantamweight class freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki.
Prior to the 2008 Games, that was the 1952 Games in Helsinki when the hockey team won gold and Khashaba Jadav won bronze in men's bantamweight freestyle wrestling.
India won two medals at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki, a gold in field hockey and a bronze in men's bantamweight freestyle wrestling by Khashaba Jhadav.
Chris Judd. He won his second Brownlow Medal this year (2010) with 30 votes. He won his first in 2004.
You need to be a bit more precise and mention the year. However, It was K D Jadhav who won India's first Individual Olympic Medal when her recived a Bronze Medal in the Freestyle Wrestling (Bantam weight: 52 - 57kg) at the Olympic games, in Helsinki, Sweden in 1952
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There were no Olympic games held in the year 1946. In that year, however, Arvid Andersson won a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships featherweight tournament.
He Won the Medal OF Freedom from President Clinton
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