India has won 8 Field Hockey gold medals, the last being in 1980 in Moscow when they defeated Spain 4-3 in the medal match.
While they have never participated in Ice Hockey they have been participating in field hockey since 1928.
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Bruce Jenner won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the decathlon.
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.
The United States of America receives the gold medal in the Men's Slopestyle Freestyle Skiing event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
Jim Thorpe was an American of European and Native American decent. He was in the 1912 Olympics in Sweden. He won gold medals in the pentathlon and the decathlon. In the 2008 Games in Beijing, Abhinav Bindra became the first athlete representing the country of India 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. The other eight have been won by the hockey team.
302 event winners were awarded a Gold Medal.
The gold medalist in the Men's Triple Jump event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Christian Taylor.
Abhinav Bindra from India won the gold for the 10 Meter air Rifle event at the 2008 Olympics.
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The gold medal in the Men's Triathlon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Alistair Brownlee.
The gold medal in the Men's Triathlon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Alistair Brownlee.
Kenya won the gold medal in the Men's Marathon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The gold medal in the Men's Marathon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was won by Eliud Kipchoge.
The gold medal in the Men's Keirin event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was awarded to Jason Kenny.
The gold medal in the Women's Floor event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was given to Simone Biles.
The gold medal in the Men's Rings event at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Eleftherios Petrounias.