norman pritchard was the first indian to win olympic medal.
who was the first indian to win olympic medal?
norman pritchard
the 2012 summer olympics saw an 83-member indian contingent participating in the games and setting a new best for the country with a total of six medals. wrestler sushil kumar became the first indian with multiple individual olympic medals (bronze at the 2008 beijing olympics and silver at the 2012 summer olympics) since norman pritchard in 1900. saina nehwal won bronze medal in badminton in women's singles getting the country's first olympic medal in badminton. pugilist mary kom became the first indian woman to win a medal in boxing with her bronze medal finish in women's flyweight.
india at the olympics
nehwal has achieved several milestones in badminton for india. she is the only indian to have won at least one medal in every bwf major individual event, namely the olympics, the bwf world championships, and the bwf world junior championships. she is the first indian badminton player to have won an olympic medal, along with being the only indian to have won the bwf world junior championships or to have reached to the final of the bwf world championships. in 2006, nehwal became the first indian female and the youngest asian to win a 4-star tournament. she also has the distinction of being the first indian to win a super series title. in the 2014 uber cup, she captained the indian team and remained undefeated, helping india to win bronze medal. it was india's first medal in any bwf major team event. nehwal became the first indian to win two singles gold medals (2010 and 2018) in commonwealth games.
saina nehwal