who is the first Indian to win a medal for India in Olympic Games?
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Norman Pichard was the first Indian to win a medal for India in Olympics....
He won two silver medals in year 1900 Olympics.... In the 100 m and 200 m sprint...
He won two silver medals in year 1900 Olympics.... In the 100 m and 200 m sprint...
nancyyy:
He was the first person...Not first Indian
He played for India
Search in wikipedia...... You will get your answer
Norman was the first
yes i know But he was a british athelete
He was Anglo Indian
He represented India na
It is actually confusing:-|
yeah...
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Answer:
‘Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav’ was the first Indian to win a medal for ‘India in Olympic Games’.
Explanation:
‘Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav’ was a wrestler. Jadhav participated in 1952 summer ‘Olympics in Helsinki’ and got the honor of winning a bronze medal. He happened to be the first Indian Athlete to win a medal for India in Olympic Games Summer. He was very light footed and was very swift on his feet.
This is what made him different from the other wrestlers in the country during his period. He was trained by an English coach Rees Gardner before he went and participated in the Olympics.
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