<P> India first participated at the Olympic Games in the 1900 , with a lone athlete ( Norman Pritchard ) winning two medals - both silver - in athletics . The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920 , and has participated in every Summer Games since then . India has also competed at several Winter Olympic Games beginning in 1964 . Indian athletes have won a total of 28 medals so far , all at the Summer Games . For a period of time , India national field hockey team was dominant in Olympic competition , winning eleven medals in twelve Olympics between 1920 and 1980 . The run included 8 gold medals total and six successive gold medals from 1928 -- 1956 </P>
<P> India first participated at the Olympic Games in the 1900 , with a lone athlete ( Norman Pritchard ) winning two medals - both silver - in athletics . The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920 , and has participated in every Summer Games since then . India has also competed at several Winter Olympic Games beginning in 1964 . Indian athletes have won a total of 28 medals so far , all at the Summer Games . For a period of time , India national field hockey team was dominant in Olympic competition , winning eleven medals in twelve Olympics between 1920 and 1980 . The run included 8 gold medals total and six successive gold medals from 1928 -- 1956 </P>
who was the first indian man athlete to enter an olympic final
who was the first indian man athlete to enter an olympic final
Norman Pritchard
Norman Pritchard