List Of Indian Medalists At The Paralympics...
India's first medal in Paralympics was in the 1972 Games, in which Murlikant Petkar won the gold medal in swimming. India's best ever performance in the Tokyo Paralympics was 19 medals (5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze) in the 2020 Games. Ranked 24th in the Paralympic Games in the capital of Japan, while India won 31 medals (nine gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze medals) in the Paralympic Games.
| India’s Paralympics medal winners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal | Name | Paralympics | Sports | Event |
| Gold | Murlikant Petkar | 1972 Heidelberg | Swimming | Men’s 50m Freestyle 3 |
| Silver | Bhimrao Kesarkar | 1984 Stoke Mandeville/ New York | Athletics | Men’s Javelin L6 |
| Silver | Joginder Singh Bedi | 1984 Stoke Mandeville/ New York | Athletics | Men’s Shot Put L6 |
| Bronze | Joginder Singh Bedi | 1984 Stoke Mandeville/ New York | Athletics | Men’s Javelin L6 |
| Bronze | Joginder Singh Bedi | 1984 Stoke Mandeville/ New York | Athletics | Men’s Discus Throw L6 |
| Gold | Devendra Jhajharia | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men’s Javelin F44/46 |
| Bronze | Rajinder Singh Rahelu | 2004 Athens | Powerlifting | Men’s 56 kg |
| Silver | Girisha Nagarajegowda | 2012 London | Athletics | Men’s High Jump F42 |
| Gold | Mariyappan Thangavelu | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men’s High Jump F42 |
| Gold | Devendra Jhajharia | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men’s Javelin Throw F46 |
| Silver | Deepa Malik | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Women’s Shot Put F53 |
| Bronze | Varun Singh Bhati | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men’s High Jump F42 |
| Gold | Avani Lekhara | 2020 Tokyo | Shooting | Women’s 10m Air Rifle SH1 |
| Gold | Sumit Antil | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men’s Javelin Throw F64 |
| Gold | Manish Narwal | 2020 Tokyo | Shooting | Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 |
| Gold | Pramod Bhagat | 2020 Tokyo | Badminton | Men’s Singles SL3 |
| Gold | Krishna Nagar | 2020 Tokyo | Badminton | Men’s Singles SH6 |
| Silver | Bhavina Patel | 2020 Tokyo | Table Tennis | Women’s Singles C4 |
| Silver | Nishad Kumar | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men’s High Jump T47 |
| Silver | Yogesh Kathuniya | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men’s Discus Throw F56 |
| Silver | Devendra Jhajharia | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men’s Javelin Throw F46 |
| Silver | Mariyappan Thangavelu | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men’s High Jump T63 |
| Silver | Praveen Kumar | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men’s High Jump T64 |
| Silver | Singhraj Adhana | 2020 Tokyo | Shooting | Men’s 50m Pistol SH1 |
| Silver | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj | 2020 Tokyo | Badminton | Men’s Singles SL4 |
| Bronze | Sundar Singh Gurjar | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men’s Javelin Throw F46 |
| Bronze | Singhraj Adhana | 2020 Tokyo | Shooting | Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 |
| Bronze | Sharad Kumar | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men’s High Jump T63 |
| Bronze | Avani Lekhara | 2020 Tokyo | Shooting | Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 |
| Bronze | Harvinder Singh | 2020 Tokyo | Archery | Men’s Individual Recurve Open |
| Bronze | Manoj Sarkar | 2020 Tokyo | Badminton | Men’s Singles SL3 |
Related Question & Answer:
Que━ In which year Joginder Singh Bedi won 3 Medals at the Paralympics?
Ans: In 1984, Joginder Singh Bedi won silver in the men's shot put followed by bronze in the discus and javelin throw. Thus, Joginder became India's first multi-medal winning Paralympian.
Que━ Which Indian Athlete clinched a Bronze Medal in the 2020 Paralympics but was disqualified later resulting in the loss of his medal?
Ans: In the 2020 Games, Vinod Kumar initially won a bronze medal in the men's discus throw F52 category event. However, other contestants raised questions about his disability and he was later designated as "classification not complete". His performance was disqualified, resulting in the loss of his medal.
Que━ How many Indian Competitors participated in the 2020 Summer Paralympics?
Ans: India had the best ever participation in the Paralympic Games with 54 athletes (40 men, 14 women) in nine sports.
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