List Of India's Hockey Medals At Olympics

The Indian men's hockey team on Thursday beat Germany 5-4 in a thrilling encounter to clinch the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. With the win, India ended a 41-year wait for a hockey medal at the Olympics. The medal marked a remarkable turnaround for Indian hockey after years of struggle in the sport. The lowest point in Indian hockey's fall from grace came in 2008 when they failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time.  

Four years later, they finished last out of the 12 teams that participated at the London Games. However, Thursday's bronze medal win has revived hopes of a new start for the sport in India. In the nine editions of the Olympic Games between India's previous medal in hockey and the latest one, India qualified on eight occasions and their best finish was fifth in 1984 at the Los Angeles Games. 

The medal in Tokyo came after significant improvements in the performances of the men's national team in recent years. This was the 12^th time that India secured a medal at the Olympics. 

Here is a look at all the instances of India winning a medal at the Summer Games: 

1928, Amsterdam Olympic Games: Gold medal 

1932, Los Angeles Olympic Games: Gold medal 

1936, Berlin Olympic Games: Gold medal 

1948, London Olympic Games: Gold medal 

1952, Helsinki Olympic Games: Gold medal 

1956, Melbourne Olympic Games: Gold medal 

1960, Rome Olympic Games: Silver medal 

1964, Tokyo Olympic Games: Gold medal 

1968, Mexico City Olympic Games: Bronze medal 

1972, Munich Olympic Games: Bronze medal 

1980, Moscow Olympic Games: Gold medal 

2021, Tokyo Olympic Games: Bronze medal