India has amassed 254 medals overall (79 gold, 88 silver, and 87 bronze) in the Asian Games athletics tournament. Over the years, Indian athletes have consistently had a strong presence at the Asian Games. India is currently third overall in both the men’s and women’s athletics medal counts.
Also Read: Indian medalists in Athletics (Men’s) in Asian games history – Part 3
In this article, we will take a look at the Indian medalists (Men’s) in the following event categories – Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, Javelin Throw, and Decathlon.
Shot put
|
S. No. |
Year |
Venue |
Player |
Medal |
|
1 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Madan Lal |
Gold |
|
2 |
1954 |
Manila |
Parduman Singh |
Gold |
|
3 |
1954 |
Manila |
Ishar Singh |
Bronze |
|
4 |
1958 |
Tokyo |
Parduman Singh |
Gold |
|
5 |
1962 |
Jakarta |
Dinshaw Irani |
Silver |
|
6 |
1962 |
Jakarta |
Joginder Singh |
Bronze |
|
7 |
1966 |
Bangkok |
Joginder Singh |
Gold |
|
8 |
1970 |
Bangkok |
Joginder Singh |
Gold |
|
9 |
1974 |
Tehran |
Bahadur Singh |
Silver |
|
10 |
1974 |
Tehran |
Jugraj Singh |
Bronze |
|
11 |
1978 |
Bangkok |
Bahadur Singh |
Gold |
|
12 |
1982 |
New Delhi |
Bahadur Singh |
Gold |
|
13 |
1982 |
New Delhi |
Balwinder Singh |
Bronze |
|
14 |
1990 |
Beijing |
S.D. Eashan |
Bronze |
|
15 |
1998 |
Bangkok |
Shakti Singh |
Silver |
|
16 |
2002 |
Busan |
Bahadur Singh Sagoo |
Gold |
|
17 |
2002 |
Busan |
Shakti Singh |
Bronze |
|
18 |
2014 |
Incheon |
Inderjeet Singh |
Bronze |
|
19 |
2018 |
Jakarta |
Tajinder Pal Singh Toor |
Gold |
Discus throw
|
S. No. |
Year |
Venue |
Player |
Medal |
|
1 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Makhan Singh |
Gold |
|
2 |
1954 |
Manila |
Parduman Singh |
Gold |
|
3 |
1958 |
Tokyo |
Balkar Singh |
Gold |
|
4 |
1958 |
Tokyo |
Parduman Singh |
Bronze |
|
5 |
1962 |
Jakarta |
Parduman Singh |
Silver |
|
6 |
1966 |
Bangkok |
Praveen Kumar |
Gold |
|
7 |
1966 |
Bangkok |
Balkar Singh |
Bronze |
|
8 |
1970 |
Bangkok |
Praveen Kumar |
Gold |
|
9 |
1974 |
Tehran |
Praveen Kumar |
Silver |
|
10 |
1982 |
New Delhi |
Kuldip Singh |
Silver |
|
11 |
1986 |
Seoul |
Manjit Singh |
Bronze |
|
12 |
1998 |
Bangkok |
Anil Kumar |
Silver |
|
13 |
2002 |
Busan |
Anil Kumar |
Bronze |
|
14 |
2010 |
Guangzhou |
Vikas Gowda |
Bronze |
|
15 |
2014 |
Incheon |
Vikas Gowda |
Silver |
Hammer throw
|
S. No. |
Year |
Venue |
Player |
Medal |
|
1 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Somnath Chopra |
Silver |
|
2 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Kishen Singh |
Bronze |
|
3 |
1966 |
Bangkok |
Praveen Kumar |
Bronze |
|
4 |
1974 |
Tehran |
Nirmal Singh |
Silver |
Javelin throw
|
S. No. |
Year |
Venue |
Player |
Medal |
|
1 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Parsa Singh |
Silver |
|
2 |
1982 |
New Delhi |
Gurtej Singh |
Bronze |
|
3 |
2018 |
Jakarta |
Neeraj Chopra |
Gold |
Decathlon
|
S. No. |
Year |
Venue |
Player |
Medal |
|
1 |
1951 |
New Delhi |
Khurshid Ahmed |
Bronze |
|
2 |
1954 |
Manila |
Ronnie O’Brien |
Bronze |
|
3 |
1962 |
Jakarta |
Gurbachan Singh |
Gold |
|
4 |
1970 |
Bangkok |
M.G. Shetty |
Silver |
|
5 |
1974 |
Tehran |
Vijay Singh |
Gold |
|
6 |
1974 |
Tehran |
Suresh Babu |
Bronze |
