Bronze for Men’s Hockey team In Paris Olympics as P R Sreejesh retiers
Paris Olympic
3 min read
The Indian men’s hockey team led by Harmanpreet Singh won the bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, beating Spain 2-1. The match to decide the bronze medal was held at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in Paris, France, on 8 August 2024.
This is the second back-to-back bronze medal for the Indian men’s hockey team after their bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The match against Spain was also the last international match for the veteran Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who had an outstanding Olympics.
Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh scored both goals in the match, and Miralles scored the only goal for Spain.
The Indian captain finished the Paris Olympics as the highest goal scorer in the Paris 2024 men’s hockey tournament with ten goals.
Earlier in the semi-final, India lost to Germany 3-2.
Men’s Hockey Team Record at Summer Olympics
The bronze medal at the Paris Olympics was the 13th medal won by the Indian men’s hockey team in the Summer Olympics.
It was the first time since the 1972 Munich Olympics that India had won back-to-back medals in the Olympics.
Indian men’s hockey team has won 8 gold,1 silver and 4 bronze in the Olympics.
|
Serial Number |
Medal |
Olympics |
|
1 |
Gold |
1928 Amsterdam |
|
2 |
Gold |
1932 Los Angeles |
|
3 |
Gold |
1936 Berlin |
|
4 |
Gold |
1948 London |
|
5 |
Gold |
1952 Helsinki |
|
6 |
Gold |
1956 Melbourne |
|
7 |
Silver |
1960 Rome |
|
8 |
Gold |
1964 Tokyo |
|
9 |
Bronze |
1968 Mexico City |
|
10 |
Bronze |
1972 Munich |
|
11 |
Gold |
1980 Moscow |
|
12 |
Bronze |
2020 Tokyo |
|
13 |
Bronze |
2024 Paris |
Medal Winners for India at the 2024 Paris Olympics
India has so far won four medals -all bronze at the Paris Olympics.
|
Serial number |
Players |
Event |
Medal |
|
1 |
Manu Bhaker |
Women's 10m air pistol |
Bronze |
|
2 |
Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh |
10m air pistol Mixed Team Shooting |
Bronze |
|
3 |
Swapnil Kusale |
Men’s 50m rifle 3 Positions |
Bronze |
|
4 |
Men’s Hockey Team |
Men’s Hockey |
Bronze |
