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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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