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competed at the

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Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes ( ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players ever. He holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. Paes won eight men's ...

' bronze in the men's tennis event was the only medal won by the country. It had been 44 years since an Indian last won an individual medal at the Olympics ( K. D. Jadhav earned bronze for freestyle bantamweight wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Helsinki). The medal was also India's first since their men's hockey team won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Subash Razdan, a prominent Indian American community leader in

was appointed Attache for India by the

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. He also served as the acting chef-de-mission for the Indian contingent.

Medalists

Contingent by sport

Archery

In India's third appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by three men. Lalremsanga Chhangte was the only one to win a match.

Athletics

Track And Road Events

Field Events

Badminton

Boxing

Equestrian

Field Hockey

Team Roster: :* Subbaiah Anjaparavanda :* Harpreet Singh :* Mohammed Riaz :*

Sanjeev Kumar Sanjeev Kumar (born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala; 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was an Indian actor. He is well remembered for his versatility and genuine portrayal of his characters. He acted in genres ranging from romantic dramas to thrille ...

Baljeet Singh Bhai Baljeet Singh (Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਬਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, hi, भाई बलजीत सिंह) is an Indian singer. Often referred to as the "Bhai Baljeet Singh USA wale", he is a well-known name in the field of Gurbani & Kirt ...

:* Sabu Varkey :* Mukesh Kumar :* Rahul Singh :*

Dhanraj Pillay Dhanraj Pillay (born 16 July 1968) is a retired Indian field hockey player and former captain of the Indian national team. He also looks after the Air India Sports Promotion Board as a Joint Secretary based in Mumbai. For the last 5 years, Dha ...

:* Pargat Singh (captain) :* Baljit Singh Dhillon :* Alloysuis Edwards :* Anil Alexander :*

Gavin Ferreira Gavin Ferreira is a former international field hockey player who resides in Orlem, Malad. He is an alumnus of St Anne's High School, Orlem and St Xavier's College, Mumbai. He has represented India in various field hockey tournaments internati ...

:* Ramandeep Singh :*

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Preliminary round

Group A

Classification Matches

Fifth to eighth place classification

= Crossover

= Seventh and eighth place

= 8th Place Finish

Judo

Shooting

Swimming

Table Tennis

Tennis

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

* {{NOCin1996SummerOlympics Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer Olympics