| First Olympics |
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| Year | 1896 | | Date | April 4 to 15 | | Place | Athens (Greece) | | Participating Countries | 13 | | Players | 311 (all males) | | Game Competitions | 42 | | India's Position | Not Participated |
| | Second Olympics |
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| Year | 1900 | | Date | May 20 to October 28 | | Place | Paris (France) | | Participating Countries | 22 | | Players | 1330 (11 females) | | Game Competitions | 60 | | India's Position | 2 Silver medals (Won by Norman Prichard-Athletics) |
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| Third Olympics |
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| Year | 1904 | | Date | July 1 to Nov 3 | | Place | St. Louis (America) | | Participating Countries | 12 | | Players | 625 (8 females) | | Game Competitions | 67 | | India's Position | Not Participated |
| | Fourth Olympics |
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| Year | 1908 | | Date | April 27 to October 31 | | Place | London (Britain) | | Participating Countries | 22 | | Players | 2035 (36 females) | | Game Competitions | 104 | | India's Position | Not Participated |
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| Fifth Olympics |
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| Year | 1912 | | Date | May 5 to July 22 | | Place | Stockholm (Sweden) | | Participating Countries | 28 | | Players | 2547 (57 females) | | Game Competitions | 106 | | India's Position | Not Participated |
| | Sixth Olympics |
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| Year | 1916 | | Date | Cancelled due to World War I | | Place | - | | Participating Countries | - | | Players | - | | Game Competitions | - | | India's Position | - |
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| Seventh Olympics |
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| Year | 1920 | | Date | April 20 to Sept 12 | | Place | Antverp (Belgium) | | Participating Countries | 29 | | Players | 2607 (64 females) | | Game Competitions | 104 | | India's Position | Did not win any medal |
| | Eighth Olympics |
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| Year | 1924 | | Date | May 4 to July 27 | | Place | Paris (France) | | Participating Countries | 44 | | Players | 3090 (136 females) | | Game Competitions | 137 | | India's Position | Did not win any medal |
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| Ninth Olympics |
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| Year | 1928 | | Date | May 17 to August 12 | | Place | Amsterdam (Holland) | | Participating Countries | 46 | | Players | 3014 (290 females) | | Game Competitions | 120 | | India's Position | 1 Gold medal (in Hockey) |
| | Tenth Olympics |
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| Year | 1932 | | Date | July 30 to August 14 | | Place | Los Angels (USA) | | Participating Countries | 47 | | Players | 1408 (127 females) | | Game Competitions | 124 | | India's Position | 1 Gold medal (in Hockey) |
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| Eleventh Olympics |
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| Year | 1936 | | Date | August 1 to 16 | | Place | Berlin (Germany) | | Participating Countries | 49 | | Players | 4066 (328 females) | | Game Competitions | 142 | | India's Position | 1 Gold medal (in Hockey) |
| | Twelfth Olympics |
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| Year | 1940 | | Date | Cancelled due to World War II | | Place | Tockyo, later on Helsinki | | Participating Countries | - | | Players | - | | Game Competitions | - | | India's Position | - |
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| Thirteenth Olympics |
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| Year | 1944 | | Date | Cancelled due to World War II | | Place | London (Britain) | | Participating Countries | - | | Players | - | | Game Competitions | - | | India's Position | - |
| | Fourteenth Olympics |
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| Year | 1948 | | Date | July 29 to August 14 | | Place | London (Britain) | | Participating Countries | 59 | | Players | 4099 (385 females) | | Game Competitions | 138 | | India's Position | 1 Gold medal (in Hockey) |
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| Fifteenth Olympics |
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| Year | 1952 | | Date | July 19 to August 3 | | Place | Helsinki (Finland) | | Participating Countries | 69 | | Players | 4925 (518 females) | | Game Competitions | 149 | | India's Position | 1 Gold medal (in Hockey)
1 Bronze medal (in wrestling) |
| | Sixteenth Olympics |
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| Year | 1956 | | Date | Nov 22 tp Dec 8 | | Place | Melbourne (Australia) | | Participating Countries | 71 | | Players | 3342 (384 females) | | Game Competitions | 145 | | India's Position | 1 Gold medal (in Hockey) |
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| Seventeenth Olympics |
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| Year | 1960 | | Date | August 25 to September 11 | | Place | Rome (Itlay) | | Participating Countries | 83 | | Players | 5348 (61 females) | | Game Competitions | 150 | | India's Position | 1 Silver medal (in Hockey) |
| | Eighteenth Olympics |
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| Year | 1964 | | Date | October 10 to 24 | | Place | Tokyo (Japan) | | Participating Countries | 93 | | Players | 5140 (683 females) | | Game Competitions | 163 | | India's Position | 1 Gold medal (in Hockey) |
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| Nineteenth Olympics |
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| Year | 1968 | | Date | October 12 to 27 | | Place | Mexico City (Mexico) | | Participating Countries | 112 | | Players | 5531 (781 females) | | Game Competitions | 182 | | India's Position | 1 Bronze medal (in Hockey) |
| | Twentieth Olympics |
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| Year | 1972 | | Date | August 26 to September 10 | | Place | Munich (Germany) | | Participating Countries | 122 | | Players | 7147 (1070 females) | | Game Competitions | 195 | | India's Position | 1 Bronze medal (in Hockey) |
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| Twenty First Olympics |
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| Year | 1976 | | Date | July 17 to August 1 | | Place | Montreal (Canada) | | Participating Countries | 88 | | Players | 6152 (1261 females) | | Game Competitions | 198 | | India's Position | Did not win any medal
At 7th position in Hockey |
| | Twenty Second Olympics |
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| Year | 1980 | | Date | July 19 August 3 | | Place | Moscow (Soviet Union) | | Participating Countries | 81 | | Players | 5326 (1088 females) | | Game Competitions | 203 | | India's Position | 1 Gold medal (in Hockey) |
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| Twenty Third Olympics |
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| Year | 1984 | | Date | July 28 to August 12 | | Place | Los Angeles (USA) | | Participating Countries | 140 | | Players | 7078 (1620 females) | | Game Competitions | 221 | | India's Position | Did not win any medal
At 5th position in Hockey |
| | Twenty Fourth Olympics |
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| Year | 1988 | | Date | September 17 to October 2 | | Place | Seoul (Korea) | | Participating Countries | 160 | | Players | 13,850 (including the officials) | | Game Competitions | 237 | | India's Position | Did not win any medal
At 6th position in Hockey |
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| Twenty Fifth Olympics |
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| Year | 1992 | | Date | July 25 to August 9 | | Place | Barcelona (Spain) | | Participating Countries | 170 | | Players | 12,000 (including the officials) | | Game Competitions | 31 | | India's Position | Did not win any medal |
| | Twenty Sixth Olympics |
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| Year | 1996 | | Date | July 19 to August 4 | | Place | Atlanta (USA) | | Participating Countries | 197 | | Players | 10,700 | | Game Competitions | 25 | | India's Position | Leander Paes won
a Bronze medal (Lawn Tennis) |
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| Twenty Seventh Olympics |
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| Year | 2000 | | Date | September 15 to October 1 | | Place | Sydney (Australia) | | Participating Countries | 199 | | Players | 10,500 | | Game Competitions | 28 | | India's Position | Karnam Malleshwari won a Bronze medal in the weightlifting (69 kg category) |
| | Twenty Eighth Olympics |
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| Year | 2004 | | Date | August 13 to 29 | | Place | Athens (Egypt) | | Participating Countries | 202 | | Players | 10,500 | | Game Competitions | 28 | | India's Position | Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won a Silver medal (in Shooting) |
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| Twenth Ninth Olympics |
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| Year | 2008 | | Date | August 8 to August 24 | | Place | Beijing (China) | | Participating Countries | 204 | | Players | 11,028 | | Game Competitions | 28 | | India's Position | Abhinav Bindra won gold medal in rifle shooting. |
| | Thirtyth Olympics |
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| Year | 2012 | | Date | July 27 to August 12 | | Place | London | | Participating Countries | 204 | | Players | 10,820 | | Game Competitions | 26 | | India's Position | Olympic
bronze medalist Sushil Kumar managed to claim another medal by winning
silver in the men's freestyle wrestling.(Total 6 medals by India.) |
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