India Olympic Athletes Born in India

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These famous Olympians from India have achieved some of the highest honors in sports history just by qualifying for the Olympics. Most athletes - no matter how talented - will never be chosen to represent their countries in such a prestigious fashion. While not all of these prominent Olympic athletes took home medals, these names deserve recognition nevertheless. These athletes made their country proud by just competing. 

Here, you'll find a full list of Indian Olympic athletes, both past and present. From established athletes - like Sania Mirza and Vijay Amritraj - to up and coming stars like Jagdish Singh and Shiva Keshavan, they're all here for you to peruse. Which Olympians are from India? Find out below! 

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Jagdish Singh is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Jagdish Singh Coach

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Shiva Keshavan is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete, Luger

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Abhinav Bindra is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Adam Sinclair is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India

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Akhil Kumar is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Professional Boxer

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Algernon Kingscote is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Tennis player

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Anjali Bhagwat is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Anju Bobby George is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Anup Sridhar is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Aparna Popat is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Avneet Sidhu is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Brian Horrocks is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India

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Charles Gmelin is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India

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Deepak Thakur is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Field Hockey player

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Dhanraj Pillay is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Field Hockey player

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Dhyan Chand is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Field Hockey player

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Dilip Tirkey is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Field Hockey player

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Dola Banerjee is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Feroze Khan is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India

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Gagan Narang is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Haider Ali is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India

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Ignace Tirkey is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Soldier, Field Hockey player

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Jaipal Singh is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Jaipal Singh

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Jaswant Singh is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Politician

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Jitender Kumar is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India

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Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete, Politician

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K. M. Beenamol is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Karnam Malleswari is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Weightlifter

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Kunjarani Devi is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Weightlifter

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Launceston Elliot is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India

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Leander Paes is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Actor, Tennis player

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Leslie Claudius is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Leslie Claudius

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Limba Ram is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete, Coach

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Madhumita Bisht is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Mahesh Bhupathi is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Film Producer, Businessperson, Tennis player

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Margaret Ives Abbott is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Golfer

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Neville D'Souza is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India

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Nikhil Kanetkar is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India

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P. T. Usha is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete, Track and field athlete

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Pargat Singh is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Field Hockey player

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Peter Thangaraj is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Peter Thangaraj Footballer, Football player

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Prabhjot Singh is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Field Hockey player

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Pradip Kumar Banerjee is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Footballer, Football player

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Preeja Sreedharan is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Ramesh Krishnan is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Ramesh Krishnan Tennis player

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Renjith Maheshwary is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Renjith Maheshwary Track and field athlete, Railroad worker

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Richard Allen is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India

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Roop Singh is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Roop Singh

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Saina Nehwal is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Athlete

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Sania Mirza is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list Olympic Athletes Born in India
Tennis player