The Olympics and South Asia
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Medals Tally (1900-2016)
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Country |
Type of medal |
Name of sportsperson |
Year |
Sport |
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Afghanistan |
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Bronze |
Rohullah Nikpai |
2008 |
Taekwondo Men's 58 kg |
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Bronze |
Rohullah Nikpai |
2012 |
Taekwondo Men's 68 kg |
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Bhutan |
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Nil |
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Bangladesh |
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Nil |
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India |
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Gold |
9 |
|
8 for hockey, 1 solo |
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Silver |
8 |
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1 for hockey, 7 solo |
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Bronze |
11 |
|
2 for hockey, 9 solo |
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Maldives |
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Nil |
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Myanmar |
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Nil |
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Nepal |
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Gold |
International team (which included Tejbir Bura) |
1924 Winter |
Mixed alpinism, For the 1922 Everest Expedition |
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Bronze (Exhibition sport) |
Bidhan Lama |
1988 |
Taekwondo |
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Pakistan |
|
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|
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Gold |
3 |
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All 3 for hockey |
|
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Silver |
3 |
|
All 3 for hockey |
|
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Bronze |
4 |
|
2 for hockey, 2 solo |
|
|
Bronze |
Mohammad Bashir |
1960 |
Men's freestyle welterweight wrestling |
|
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Bronze |
Syed Hussain Shah |
1988 |
Men's middleweight boxing |
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Sri Lanka |
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Silver |
Duncan White |
1948 |
Men's 400 metre hurdles |
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Silver |
Susanthika Jayasinghe |
2000 |
Women's 200 metres |
India and Pakistan
Medals per million of population
2024
Graphic courtesy: Atul Thakur The Times of India
India and Pakistan, Olympic medals per million of population, 2024
See also
The Olympics and South Asia
The Olympics: India (1900-2016)
Asian Athletics Championships: South Asia’s performance, 2002-2015
