How many Indian athletes qualified for 2012 Olympics?

Bangalore, Jul 18: A record number of 81 athletes will represent India at London Olympics 2012 this year. This is the largest contingent from India for the Games. In Beijing Olympics 2008, India had sent 57 athletes for 12 events.

Who is the first Indian woman Olympic medal winner?

Karnam Malleswari
At the 2000 Sydney Games, Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.

Who is the youngest Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu is the youngest Olympic medallist India has produced. When the Indian badminton star won the first of her two Olympic medals, a women’s singles silver at Rio 2016, she was 21 years 1 month and 14 days old.

How many medals India won in Olympics 2013?

This time India has sent its largest contingent at the Special Olympics Winter Games, a total of 58 athletes and 15 officials in addition to officials.

Which woman won most Olympic medals?

gymnast Larisa Semyonovna Latynina
The most Olympic medals won by a woman is eighteen by gymnast Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (USSR), nine gold, five silver and four bronze, 1956–64.

Who are the Indian medal winners in London Olympics 2012?

Indian Medal Winners in London Olympics 2012. 4) Mary Kom won a Bronze medal in the women’s flyweight category in Boxing on 8th August 2012 and became the third Indian woman to win an individual medal at the Olympics. Mary Kom lost the bout to Nicol Adams with a score of 6 – 11 in the semi-finals to settle for a bronze medal.

How many sports did India compete in the 2012 Olympics?

India competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. A total of 83 athletes, 60 men and 23 women, competed in 13 sports. Men’s field hockey was the only team-based sport in which India had its representation in these Olympic Games.

Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in Olympics?

India started their maiden Olympic stint with Norman Pritchard at the 1900 Paris Olympics. The first Indian representative in the modern Olympics won the country’s first-ever medal (pre-independence) in the men’s 200m hurdles. Norman Pritchard set a then Olympic record 26.8 seconds in the semi-finals.

Who won the most medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics?

List of 2012 Summer Olympics medal winners. Athletes from the United States won the most gold medals, with 46, and the most overall, with 103. Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin won the most gold medals at the games with four each. Phelps also won the greatest number of medals overall winning six in total.