<Ul> <Li> 1900 </Li> <Li> 1904--1912 </Li> <Li> 1920 </Li> <Li> 1924 </Li> <Li> 1928 </Li> <Li> 1932 </Li> <Li> 1936 </Li> <Li> 1948 </Li> <Li> 1952 </Li> <Li> 1956 </Li> <Li> 1960 </Li> <Li> 1964 </Li> <Li> 1968 </Li> <Li> 1972 </Li> <Li> 1976 </Li> <Li> 1980 </Li> <Li> 1984 </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> 2000 </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> 2008 </Li> <Li> 2012 </Li> <Li> 2016 </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1904--1912 </Li> <P> India competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England . 79 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 10 sports . It was the first time that India competed as an independent nation at the Olympic Games . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="5"> Medals by sport </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sport </Td> <Td> 01! </Td> <Td> 02! </Td> <Td> 03! </Td> <Td> Total </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Field hockey </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 0 </Th> <Th> 0 </Th> <Th> 0 </Th> </Tr> </Table>

India's first olympic medal win as a free nation