India has won a total of 254 medals (79 gold, 88 silver, and 87 bronze) in the Athletics events at the Asian games. The Indian athletes have been a dominant force in the Asian Games over the years. India ranks third in the overall medal tally of the Athletics events (both men’s and women’s).
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In this article, we will take a look at the Indian medalists (Men’s) in the following event categories – 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m.
100m
|
S. No. |
Year |
Venue |
Player |
Medal |
|
1 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Lavy Pinto |
Gold |
|
2 |
1954 |
Manila |
Marian Gabriel |
Bronze |
|
3 |
1978 |
Bangkok |
Ramaswamy Gnasekaran |
Silver |
200m
|
S. No. |
Year |
Venue |
Player |
Medal |
|
1 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Lavy Pinto |
Gold |
|
2 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Marian Gabriel |
Silver |
|
3 |
1958 |
Tokyo |
Milkha Singh |
Gold |
|
4 |
1966 |
Bangkok |
Ajmer Singh |
Silver |
|
5 |
1978 |
Bangkok |
Ramaswamy Gnasekaran |
Gold |
400m
|
S. No. |
Year |
Venue |
Player |
Medal |
|
1 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
A.S. Bakshi |
Silver |
|
2 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Govind Singh |
Bronze |
|
3 |
1954 |
Manila |
Joginder Singh |
Silver |
|
4 |
1958 |
Tokyo |
Milkha Singh |
Gold |
|
5 |
1962 |
Jakarta |
Milkha Singh |
Gold |
|
6 |
1962 |
Jakarta |
Makhan Singh |
Silver |
|
7 |
1966 |
Bangkok |
Ajmer Singh |
Gold |
|
8 |
1970 |
Bangkok |
Sucha Singh |
Bronze |
|
9 |
1978 |
Bangkok |
Uday Krishna Prabhu |
Silver |
|
10 |
1978 |
Bangkok |
Murali Kuttan |
Bronze |
|
11 |
1982 |
New Delhi |
K.K. Premachandran |
Silver |
|
12 |
1998 |
Bangkok |
Paramjit Singh |
Bronze |
|
13 |
2014 |
Incheon |
Arokia Rajiv |
Bronze |
|
14 |
2018 |
Jakarta |
Muhammed Anas |
Silver |
800m
|
S. No. |
Year |
Venue |
Player |
Medal |
|
1 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Ranjit Singh |
Gold |
|
2 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Kulwant Singh |
Silver |
|
3 |
1954 |
Manila |
Sohan Singh |
Silver |
|
4 |
1962 |
Jakarta |
Daljit Singh |
Silver |
|
5 |
1962 |
Jakarta |
Amrit Pal |
Bronze |
|
6 |
1966 |
Bangkok |
Bhogeshwar Baruah |
Gold |
|
7 |
1970 |
Bangkok |
Sriram Singh |
Silver |
|
8 |
1974 |
Tehran |
Sriram Singh |
Gold |
|
9 |
1978 |
Bangkok |
Sriram Singh |
Gold |
|
10 |
1982 |
New Delhi |
Charles Borromeo |
Gold |
|
11 |
2002 |
Busan |
K.M. Binu |
Silver |
|
12 |
2018 |
Jakarta |
Manjit Singh |
Gold |
|
13 |
2018 |
Jakarta |
Jinson Johnson |
Silver |
1500m
|
S. No. |
Year |
Venue |
Player |
Medal |
|
1 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Nikka Singh |
Gold |
|
2 |
1962 |
Jakarta |
Mohinder Singh |
Gold |
|
3 |
1962 |
Jakarta |
Amrit Pal |
Silver |
|
4 |
1978 |
Bangkok |
Ratan Singh |
Bronze |
|
5 |
1982 |
New Delhi |
Suresh Yadav |
Bronze |
|
6 |
1998 |
Bangkok |
Bahadur Prasad |
Bronze |
|
7 |
2018 |
Jakarta |
Jinson Johnson |
Gold |
