Question 66
MediumOriginal questionWho won independent India's first individual Olympic medal, a wrestling bronze at Helsinki in 1952?
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav won bronze in bantamweight freestyle wrestling at Helsinki in 1952.
India did not win another individual Olympic medal until Leander Paes's tennis bronze at Atlanta in 1996.
Milkha Singh finished fourth in the 400 m at Rome in 1960 and did not win a medal.
- Concept
- India's first individual Olympic medal
- Typical timeTypical
- 50 s
- Your timeYours
- —
Practise this chapter →
Ten questions from Sports & Games, at your own pace.