First Women Olympic

Karnam Malleswari won the bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual Olympic medal.

Indian women athletes participated for the first time in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics (Mary D'Souza and Nilima Ghose).

P.T. Usha became the first Indian woman to reach an Olympic final in the 400m hurdles at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, missing bronze by 1/100th of a second.

P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal in Badminton at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Anju Bobby George is a pioneer in Indian athletics, having reached multiple global finals, including the Olympics, after her historic World Championship medal.

Sakshi Malik won the bronze medal in the 58kg freestyle wrestling category at the 2016 Rio Olympics, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to do so.

Mary D'Souza and Nilima Ghose represented India in Athletics (track and field events) at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

M.C. Mary Kom won a bronze medal in the flyweight (51kg) category at the 2012 London Olympics, which was the debut year for women's boxing in the Games.

Saina Nehwal won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2012 London Olympics, making her the first Indian to win a medal in badminton.

As of the latest records, no Indian woman has won an Olympic gold medal yet.

Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Olympics at the 2016 Rio Games, where she finished 4th in the Vault event.

C.A. Bhavani Devi became the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics (Tokyo 2020), where she won her first-round match.

Anjali Bhagwat was the first prominent Indian female shooter to make a significant mark at the Olympic Games, specifically in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

The 400m hurdles for women was introduced in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, where P.T. Usha finished a heartbreaking fourth.

Karnam Malleswari won bronze in 2000, being the first Indian weightlifter (male or female) to win an Olympic medal.

Nethra Kumanan became the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics during the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Sushila Chanu led the Indian women's hockey team at the 2016 Rio Olympics, marking the team's return to the Games after 36 years.

Women first competed in the Olympic Games at the 1900 Paris Olympics.

No Indian woman has represented India in Rowing at the Olympics as of the last completed Summer Games cycle (2020).

Nilima Ghose and Mary D'Souza were the first two Indian women to participate in the Olympics at the 1952 Helsinki Games.

Nilima Ghose was the first Indian female athlete to participate in the Olympics at the 1952 Helsinki Games, competing in the 100m and 80m hurdles.

Nisha Millet was the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the Olympics; she represented India at the 2000 Sydney Games.

Dola Banerjee was the first Indian female archer to qualify for the Olympic Games, participating in the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Neha Aggarwal became the first Indian female table tennis player to qualify for the Olympics at the 2008 Beijing Games.

Garima Chaudhary is the first and only Indian female judoka to have represented India at the Olympics, doing so at the 2012 London Games.

The Indian women's hockey team made its historic Olympic debut at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Anjali Bhagwat was the first Indian female shooter to qualify for the Olympics, participating in the 2000 Sydney Games.

Mayookha Johny became the first Indian woman to qualify for the triple jump at the Olympics during the 2012 London Games.

P.T. Usha reached the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, famously missing a medal by 1/100th of a second.

Sania Mirza, partnering with Rohan Bopanna, reached the semi-finals of the mixed doubles event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

As of the latest Olympic cycle, India has not yet had a female representative in Taekwondo at the Olympic Games.

Khushbir Kaur became the first Indian woman to participate in the 20km race walk at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Shiny Wilson holds the distinction of being the first Indian woman to be the flag bearer for India at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Shiny Wilson was the first Indian woman to reach the 800m semi-finals, paving the way for future middle-distance runners.

O.P. Jaisha became the first Indian woman to compete in the marathon at the 2016 Rio Olympics, setting a national record.

Lalita Babar became the first Indian woman in 32 years to reach a track event final at the Olympics, finishing 10th in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2016 Rio Games.

Deborah Herold was the first Indian woman to qualify for the Olympics in cycling (track) for the 2016 Rio Games.

Anju Bobby George was the first Indian athlete to win a medal at a World Championship and represented India in long jump at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Karnam Malleswari was the first Indian woman to qualify for the Olympics in weightlifting and subsequently became the first to win a medal.

P.T. Usha finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, missing the medal by just 0.01 seconds.

Shiny Abraham Wilson became the first Indian woman to reach an Olympic semifinal in the 800m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Sahana Kumari became the first Indian woman to qualify for the high jump event at the 2012 London Olympics.

Reena Kumari was the first Indian female archer to qualify for the Olympic Games, participating in the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Bhawna Sharma was the first Indian woman to represent India in Judo at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Anjali Bhagwat became the first Indian female shooter to compete at the Olympic level during the 2000 Sydney Games.

P.T. Usha was a pioneer for Indian women in athletics, becoming the first to represent India in three consecutive Olympics.

Indu Puri was the first Indian woman to represent the country in Table Tennis at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Kamaljeet Sandhu was the first Indian woman to participate in an individual Olympic event, the 400m race, at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Shikha Tandon became the first Indian female swimmer to represent the country at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

The Indian women's hockey team made its first-ever Olympic appearance at the 1980 Moscow Games.