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title: "Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?"  
description: "Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?"  
author: "Mitul Chopra"  
published: 2018-02-11  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34281/who-was-the-first-indian-to-win-an-individual-medal-in-olympics  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["sport"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?

Who was the first [Indian](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80907/why-all-indian-states-should-be-ready-like-maharashtra-in-fighting-covid-19) to win an [individual medal](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39210/aruna-budda-reddy-has-created-history-by-becoming-the-first-indian-gymnast-to-win-an-individual-medal-at-the-2018-gymnastics-world-cup-she-hails-from-which-city) in [Olympics](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80918/heading-towards-2021-tokyo-olympics)?


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