When did India win its first Olympic gold medal?
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1928
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1932
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1936
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1948
India won its first Olympic gold medal in field hockey at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, defeating Netherlands 3-0 in the final. This began India's legendary dominance in Olympic hockey, where they won six consecutive gold medals from 1928 to 1956. The 1928 victory marked independent India's first Olympic appearance and triumph (though India participated as a British Indian team, it was primarily Indian players). The claimed answer A (1928) is historically correct.
India won its first Olympic gold medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, when the Indian men's field hockey team triumphed, beginning a long era of Indian dominance in Olympic hockey. This victory predates India's independence and marked the country's arrival as a hockey powerhouse.