India at the Commonwealth Games
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India has competed in fourteen of the eighteen previous Commonwealth Games; starting at the second Games in 1934.
, at Delhi
.It was India's most successful Commonwealth Games to date with Indian athletes winning 38 gold, 27 silver and 36 bronze medals.
, India was fourth in the medal tally (repeating the fourth place achieved at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
), and was fifth in the All-time tally of medals
, with an overall total of 372 medals (140 Gold, 124 Silver and 108 Bronze).
1934 - Only one Bronze medal in Wrestling
. In Welterweight category, Rashid Anwar
won Bronze medal, India's first ever Commonwealth medal.
1938 - Did not win single medal in third Commonwealth Games.
1950 - Did not Participate.
1954 - Did not win a medal.
1958 - After medal in 1934, India won its second medal in 1958 after 24 years. In this game India won 2 Gold and 1 silver medal.
1962 - Did not Participate.
1966 - India won 4 gold medals. and a total of 8 medals.
1970 - India, for the first time won over 10 medals in total.
1974 - Highest no. of total medals India won till 1974.
1978 -
1982 -
1986 - Did not Participate.
1990 - India won over 10 Gold medals and over 30 Total medals for first time.
1994 - India won total of 24 medals.
1998 - India won total of 25 medals.
2006 - India once again got the fourth position, but wasn't able to match their performance in the 2002 games in terms of the medal count.
2010 - India's best performance ever in commonwealth games being second next to Australia
Host Nation
India hosted the Games in 20102010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
, at Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
.It was India's most successful Commonwealth Games to date with Indian athletes winning 38 gold, 27 silver and 36 bronze medals.
Overall Medal Tally
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
, India was fourth in the medal tally (repeating the fourth place achieved at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
), and was fifth in the All-time tally of medals
All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games
This page shows the all-time medal table for the Commonwealth Games. The table is updated as of 14 October 2010, the day the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi ended....
, with an overall total of 372 medals (140 Gold, 124 Silver and 108 Bronze).
| Year |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Total | Position |
| 2010 | 38 | 27 | 36 | 101 | 2nd |
| 2006 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 49 | 4th |
| 2002 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 69 | 4th |
| 1998 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 7th |
| 1994 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 6th |
| 1990 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 5th |
| 1986 | Did not Participate | ||||
| 1982 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 6th |
| 1978 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6th |
| 1974 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 6th |
| 1970 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6th |
| 1966 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8th |
| 1962 | Did not Participate | ||||
| 1958 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8th |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| 1950 | Did not Participate | ||||
| 1938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| 1934 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12th |
| 1930 | Did not Participate | ||||
facts
1930 - Did not Participate in first Commonwealth Games.1934 - Only one Bronze medal in Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
. In Welterweight category, Rashid Anwar
Rashid Anwar
Rashid Mian Anwar was an Indian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he competed in the Freestyle welterweight tournament....
won Bronze medal, India's first ever Commonwealth medal.
1938 - Did not win single medal in third Commonwealth Games.
1950 - Did not Participate.
1954 - Did not win a medal.
1958 - After medal in 1934, India won its second medal in 1958 after 24 years. In this game India won 2 Gold and 1 silver medal.
1962 - Did not Participate.
1966 - India won 4 gold medals. and a total of 8 medals.
1970 - India, for the first time won over 10 medals in total.
1974 - Highest no. of total medals India won till 1974.
1978 -
1982 -
1986 - Did not Participate.
1990 - India won over 10 Gold medals and over 30 Total medals for first time.
1994 - India won total of 24 medals.
1998 - India won total of 25 medals.
2006 - India once again got the fourth position, but wasn't able to match their performance in the 2002 games in terms of the medal count.
2010 - India's best performance ever in commonwealth games being second next to Australia