Youngest Indian Olympic Medallists

01 Aug, 2024

Koushik Paul

Leander Peas was 23 years and 1 month old when he won India’s only Olympics tennis medal at 2000 Sydney Games.

Vijender Singh was 22 years an 4.5 months old when the Indian boxer won bronze at 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Saina Nehwal was 22 years and 4.5 months old when she won a badminton bronze at 2012 London Olympics.

PV Sindhu was 21 years and 1.5 months old when she won a badminton silver at 2016 Rio Olympics.

Sakshi Malik was 23 years, 11 months and 14 days old when she won a wrestling bronze in 2016 Rio Olympics.

Ravi Kumar Dahiya was 23 years, 7 months and 23 days old when he won wrestling silver at Tokyo Olympics 2021.

At 23 years, 7 months and 14 days, Neeraj Chopra became India’s youngest Olympic individual gold medallist in Tokyo in 2021.

Lovlina Borgohain was 23 years, 9 months and 28 days old at the time of grabbing a Tokyo Olympics bronze in 2021.

Manu Bhaker grabbed her first Olympic medal at 22 years, 5 months and 10 days at Paris Olympics 2024. Two days later she grabbed another to become India’s only athlete to win two Olympic medals in single edition.

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