There was a lone athlete representing India at the 1900 Games in Paris. His name was Norman Pritchard (born in Calcutta) and he won silver medals in the 200 meter dash and 200 meter hurdles. The first year India sent a team of athletes to the Olympics was the 1920 Games in Antwerp. India has competed in every Summer Olympics since 1920.
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India's first gold medal in the Olympics came in field hockey at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.
In the 2008 Games in Beijing, Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win gold in an individual event when he won the men's 10 meter air rifle competition. This was India's 9th gold medal in Olympic competition. All eight gold medals previously won by India were in hockey.
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South Korea's first Olympic gold medal was won by Yang Jeong-Mo in men's freestyle wrestling, featherweight class, at the 1976 Games in Montreal.
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