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Murlikant Petkar was the first Indian to win a Paralympic medal and India have won a total of 31 medals at the event across 12 editions. read more
After winning a record-breaking 19 medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, India will be aiming to better their record at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. India have sent a record 84 athletes to Paris for the 2024 Paralympics which is their largest-ever contingent.
Overall in 12 editions, India have won 31 medals including nine gold, 12 silver, and 10 bronze. Murlikant Petkar was the first Indian to win a Paralympic medal when he won gold at the Heidelberg 1972 Games. Devendra Jhajharia is the only Indian to win multiple gold medals.
India at Paris Paralympics: All you need to know
Jhajharia and Joginder Singh Bedi are the only Indians to win three Paralympic medals. While Jhajharia has won two gold and a silver, Bedi won one silver and two bronze medals.
India’s Paralympics medal winners
| Murlikant Petkar | Gold | Swimming, Men’s 50m freestyle 3 | Heidelberg 1972 |
| Bhimrao Kesarkar | Silver | Men’s javelin throw L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Bronze | Men’s javelin throw L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Silver | Men’s shot put L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Bronze | Men’s discus throw L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Gold | Men’s javelin throw F44/ 46 | Athens 2004 |
| Rajinder Singh Rahelu | Bronze | Men’s 56 kg | Athens 2004 |
| Girisha N Gowda | Silver | Men’s high jump F42 | London 2012 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Gold | Men’s high jump F42 | Rio 2016 |
| Varun Singh Bhati | Bronze | Men’s high jump F42 | Rio 2016 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Gold | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Rio 2016 |
| Deepa Malik | Silver | Women’s shot put F53 | Rio 2016 |
| Bhavina Patel | Silver | Women’s singles table tennis Class 4 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Nishad Kumar | Silver | Men’s high jump T47 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Avani Lekhara | Gold | Women’s 10m air rifle shooting standing SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Silver | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Sundar Singh Gurjar | Bronze | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Yogesh Kathuniya | Silver | Men’s discus throw F56 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Sumit Antil | Gold | Men’s javelin throw F64 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Singhraj Adhana | Bronze | Men’s 10m air pistol shooting SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Silver | Men’s high jump T42 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Sharad Kumar | Bronze | Men’s high jump T42 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Praveen Kumar | Silver | Men’s high jump T64 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Avani Lekhara | Bronze | Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Harvinder Singh | Bronze | Men’s individual recurve - open archery | Tokyo 2020 |
| Manish Narwal | Gold | Men’s 50m pistol SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Singhraj Adhana | Silver | Men’s 50m pistol SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Pramod Bhagat | Gold | Men’s singles badminton SL3 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Manoj Sarkar | Bronze | Men’s singles badminton SL3 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Suhas Yathiraj | Silver | Men’s singles badminton SL4 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Krishna Nagar | Gold | Men’s singles badminton SH6 | Tokyo 2020 |
India’s Paralympics medal wins across editions:
| 1960 Rome | Did not participate | - | ||
| 1964 Tokyo | Did not participate | - | ||
| 1968 Tel Aviv | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 Heidelberg | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 1976 Toronto | Did not participate | - | ||
| 1980 Arnhem | Did not participate | - | ||
| 1984 UK/USA | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1988 Seoul | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 Barcelona | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 Atalanta | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 Sydney | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 Beijing | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 London | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| Total | 9 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
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