Summer Olympic Games
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
2024LatestParis 2024, 26 July to 11 August: 32 sports (48 disciplines), 329 events, 206 nations; most golds, United States
- Next
- Los Angeles 2028, 14 to 30 July: 36 sports (51 disciplines), 353 events; then Brisbane 2032, 23 July to 8 August
- Most medals, all time
- United States 1,106 gold (2,774 medals); Soviet Union 395 gold; Great Britain and China 303 gold each
- India
- 41 medals in 26 of the 30 Games: 10 gold, 10 silver, 21 bronze (57th all time); 8 of the golds in hockey; most at one Games, 7 at Tokyo 2020
Editions
2032Top nation: TBAHost: Brisbane, Australia
- Sports (disciplines)
- TBA
- Events
- TBA
- Nations
- TBA
2028Top nation: TBAHost: Los Angeles, United States
- Sports (disciplines)
- 36 (51)
- Events
- 353
- Nations
- TBA
2024Top nation: United StatesHost: Paris, France · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 1, 5
- Sports (disciplines)
- 32 (48)
- Events
- 329
- Nations
- 206
2020Top nation: United StatesHost: Tokyo, Japan · India (gold, silver, bronze): 1, 2, 4
- Sports (disciplines)
- 33 (50)
- Events
- 339
- Nations
- 206
2016Top nation: United StatesHost: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 1, 1
- Sports (disciplines)
- 28 (42)
- Events
- 306
- Nations
- 207
2012Top nation: United StatesHost: London, United Kingdom · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 2, 4
- Sports (disciplines)
- 26 (39)
- Events
- 302
- Nations
- 204
2008Top nation: ChinaHost: Beijing, China · India (gold, silver, bronze): 1, 0, 2
- Sports (disciplines)
- 28 (41)
- Events
- 302
- Nations
- 204
2004Top nation: United StatesHost: Athens, Greece · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 1, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 28 (40)
- Events
- 301
- Nations
- 201
2000Top nation: United StatesHost: Sydney, Australia · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 0, 1
- Sports (disciplines)
- 28 (40)
- Events
- 300
- Nations
- 199
1996Top nation: United StatesHost: Atlanta, United States · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 0, 1
- Sports (disciplines)
- 26 (37)
- Events
- 271
- Nations
- 197
1992Top nation: Unified TeamHost: Barcelona, Spain · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 25 (34)
- Events
- 257
- Nations
- 169
1988Top nation: Soviet UnionHost: Seoul, South Korea · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 23 (31)
- Events
- 237
- Nations
- 159
1984Top nation: United StatesHost: Los Angeles, United States · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 21 (29)
- Events
- 221
- Nations
- 140
1980Top nation: Soviet UnionHost: Moscow, Soviet Union · India (gold, silver, bronze): 1, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 21 (27)
- Events
- 203
- Nations
- 80
1976Top nation: Soviet UnionHost: Montreal, Canada · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 21 (27)
- Events
- 198
- Nations
- 92
1972Top nation: Soviet UnionHost: Munich, West Germany · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 0, 1
- Sports (disciplines)
- 21 (28)
- Events
- 195
- Nations
- 121
1968Top nation: United StatesHost: Mexico City, Mexico · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 0, 1
- Sports (disciplines)
- 18 (24)
- Events
- 172
- Nations
- 112
1964Top nation: United StatesHost: Tokyo, Japan · India (gold, silver, bronze): 1, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 19 (25)
- Events
- 163
- Nations
- 93
1960Top nation: Soviet UnionHost: Rome, Italy · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 1, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 17 (23)
- Events
- 150
- Nations
- 83
1956Top nation: Soviet UnionHost: Melbourne and Stockholm, Australia and Sweden · India (gold, silver, bronze): 1, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 17 (23)
- Events
- 151
- Nations
- 72
1952Top nation: United StatesHost: Helsinki, Finland · India (gold, silver, bronze): 1, 0, 1
- Sports (disciplines)
- 17 (23)
- Events
- 149
- Nations
- 69
1948Top nation: United StatesHost: London, United Kingdom · India (gold, silver, bronze): 1, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 17 (23)
- Events
- 136
- Nations
- 59
1944Host: London, United Kingdom
- Sports (disciplines)
- Not held (Cancelled due to World War II)
1940Host: Tokyo and Helsinki, Japan and Finland
- Sports (disciplines)
- Not held (Originally awarded to Japan, then awarded to Finland. Cancelled due to World War II)
1936Top nation: GermanyHost: Berlin, Germany · India (gold, silver, bronze): 1, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 19 (25)
- Events
- 129
- Nations
- 49
1932Top nation: United StatesHost: Los Angeles, United States · India (gold, silver, bronze): 1, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 14 (20)
- Events
- 117
- Nations
- 37
1928Top nation: United StatesHost: Amsterdam, Netherlands · India (gold, silver, bronze): 1, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 14 (20)
- Events
- 109
- Nations
- 46
1924Top nation: United StatesHost: Paris, France · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 17 (23)
- Events
- 126
- Nations
- 44
1920Top nation: United StatesHost: Antwerp, Belgium · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 0, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 22 (29)
- Events
- 156
- Nations
- 39
1916Host: Berlin, Germany
- Sports (disciplines)
- Not held (Cancelled due to World War I)
1912Top nation: United StatesHost: Stockholm, Sweden · India (gold, silver, bronze): Did not take part
- Sports (disciplines)
- 14 (18)
- Events
- 102
- Nations
- 28
1908Top nation: Great BritainHost: London, United Kingdom · India (gold, silver, bronze): Did not take part
- Sports (disciplines)
- 22 (25)
- Events
- 110
- Nations
- 22
1904Top nation: United StatesHost: St. Louis, United States · India (gold, silver, bronze): Did not take part
- Sports (disciplines)
- 16 (18)
- Events
- 95
- Nations
- 12
1900Top nation: FranceHost: Paris, France · India (gold, silver, bronze): 0, 2, 0
- Sports (disciplines)
- 19 (21)
- Events
- 95
- Nations
- 26
1896Top nation: United StatesHost: Athens, Greece
- Sports (disciplines)
- 9 (10)
- Events
- 43
- Nations
- 14
India at the Games
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Shooting | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Athletics | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 21 | 41 |
Best results in sports without a medal
| Sport | Result | Who | Event | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football | 4th | National team | Men's tournament | Melbourne 1956 |
| Artistic gymnastics | 4th | Dipa Karmakar | Women's vault | Rio 2016 |
| Golf | 4th | Aditi Ashok | Women's individual | Tokyo 2020 |
| Archery | 4th | Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat | Mixed team | Paris 2024 |
| Cycling | 9th | Rusi Mulla Feroze | Men's sprint | London 1948 |
| Basketball | 12th | National team | Men's tournament | Moscow 1980 |
| Water polo | 12th | National team | Men's water polo | London 1948 |
| Table tennis | Round of 16 | Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula | Women's singles | Paris 2024 |
| Diving | 25th | Ansuya Prasad | Men's 3 m springboard | Tokyo 1964 |
| Fencing | Round of 32 | Bhavani Devi | Women's sabre | Tokyo 2020 |
More about this tournament
Sports on the programme
Paris 2024, each with a sport-at-the-Games page here (the sports with 2024 podiums in their data files, and hockey, whose page gives the 2024 podium). Aquatics is split into its disciplines, as our pages are.
| Sport | Page |
|---|---|
| Archery | archery/olympic-games-archery.md |
| Artistic swimming | artistic-swimming/olympic-games-artistic-swimming.md |
| Athletics | athletics/olympic-games-athletics.md |
| Badminton | badminton/olympic-games-badminton.md |
| Basketball (5x5 and 3x3) | basketball/olympic-games-basketball.md |
| Boxing | boxing/olympic-games-boxing.md |
| Breaking | breaking/olympic-games-breaking.md |
| Canoeing (sprint and slalom) | canoe/olympic-games-canoe.md |
| Cycling | cycling/olympic-games-cycling.md |
| Diving | diving/olympic-games-diving.md |
| Equestrian | equestrian/olympic-games-equestrian.md |
| Fencing | fencing/olympic-games-fencing.md |
| Football | football/olympic-games-football.md |
| Golf | golf/olympic-games-golf.md |
| Gymnastics | gymnastics/olympic-games-gymnastics.md |
| Handball | handball/olympic-games-handball.md |
| Hockey | field-hockey/olympic-games-hockey.md |
| Judo | judo/olympic-games-judo.md |
| Modern pentathlon | modern-pentathlon/olympic-games-modern-pentathlon.md |
| Rowing | rowing/olympic-games-rowing.md |
| Rugby sevens | rugby/olympic-games-rugby.md |
| Sailing | sailing/olympic-games-sailing.md |
| Shooting | shooting/olympic-games-shooting.md |
| Skateboarding | skateboarding/olympic-games-skateboarding.md |
| Sport climbing | sport-climbing/olympic-games-sport-climbing.md |
| Surfing | surfing/olympic-games-surfing.md |
| Swimming | swimming/olympic-games-swimming.md |
| Table tennis | table-tennis/olympic-games-table-tennis.md |
| Taekwondo | taekwondo/olympic-games-taekwondo.md |
| Tennis | tennis/olympic-games-tennis.md |
| Triathlon | triathlon/olympic-games-triathlon.md |
| Volleyball (indoor and beach) | volleyball/olympic-games-volleyball.md |
| Water polo | water-polo/olympic-games-water-polo.md |
| Weightlifting | weightlifting/olympic-games-weightlifting.md |
| Wrestling | wrestling/olympic-games-wrestling.md |