Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was the first medalist of India after independence.
abhinav bindra is the first Punjabi to win a medal in Olympics
A tennis player.
Karnam Malleswari of India won the bronze medal in women's light-heavyweight class (69 kg) weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
That was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. As of the 2008 Games, she is the only Indian women to win a medal at the Olympics.
India did not win even a single medal in the 2010 Olympics!
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Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was the first medalist of India after independence.
It was the first time that women were allowed to compete in the games and Charlotte Cooper was the first to win the gold medal at tennis.
abhinav bindra is the first Punjabi to win a medal in Olympics
Summer Games - 1996 - 1 medal, a bronze in men's singles tennis by Leander Paes. 2000 - 1 medal, a bronze in women's weightlifting by Karnam Malleswari. 2004 - 1 medal, a silver in men's shooting by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
India won 1 bronze medal at the 2000 Games in Sydney, that by Karnam Malleswari in women's 69 kg weightlifting. She is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.
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If you mean the Olympics, Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain won the women's singles tennis gold medal in 1900
Andy Murray won the gold medal for men at the 2012 London olympics. Although he is from Scotland his medal counted toward the Great Britain total-- a first gold medal in this sport!
A tennis player.
Karnam Malleswari of India won the bronze medal in women's light-heavyweight class (69 kg) weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.