Famous Indian Athletes

This quiz will test your knowledge about famous Indian athletes who have made significant contributions to the world of athletics.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's 800 meters at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome?

  1. Milkha Singh
  2. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
  3. Leslie Claudius
  4. Dhyan Chand
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won an individual gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the men's 100 meters?

  1. Milkha Singh
  2. P. T. Usha
  3. Anju Bobby George
  4. Vikas Gowda
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian athlete holds the national record in the men's long jump?

  1. Anju Bobby George
  2. Renjith Maheshwary
  3. Jeswin Aldrin
  4. Murali Sreeshankar
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the women's discus throw at the World Athletics Championships?

  1. Krishna Poonia
  2. Seema Punia
  3. Harwant Kaur
  4. Kamalpreet Kaur
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo?

  1. Neeraj Chopra
  2. Shivpal Singh
  3. Davinder Singh Kang
  4. Gurpreet Singh
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the women's 400 meters at the Asian Games?

  1. M. R. Poovamma
  2. Tintu Luka
  3. Manjit Kaur
  4. Nirmala Sheoran
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian athlete holds the national record in the women's 100 meters hurdles?

  1. Jyothi Yarraji
  2. Gayathri Govindaraj
  3. Anu Raghavan
  4. Surekha Yadav
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the men's 3000 meters steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships?

  1. Gopal Saini
  2. Sudha Singh
  3. Lalita Babar
  4. Avinash Sable
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the women's 800 meters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi?

  1. P. T. Usha
  2. Shiny Wilson
  3. Tintu Luka
  4. Manjit Kaur
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the men's high jump at the Asian Games?

  1. Bahadur Singh
  2. Tejaswin Shankar
  3. Hari Shankar Roy
  4. Karthik Muralidharan
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian athlete holds the national record in the men's 110 meters hurdles?

  1. Renjith Maheshwary
  2. Siddhanth Thingalaya
  3. Sharad Kumar
  4. Amit Kumar
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the women's long jump at the World Athletics Championships?

  1. Anju Bobby George
  2. Mayookha Johny
  3. Nayana James
  4. V. R. Indira
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's 400 meters at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta?

  1. Muhammad Anas
  2. Arokia Rajiv
  3. Kunhu Muhammed
  4. Amoj Jacob
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the women's 1500 meters at the Asian Games?

  1. Sunita Rani
  2. Sudha Singh
  3. Lalita Babar
  4. Jhuma Khatun
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian athlete holds the national record in the men's shot put?

  1. Om Prakash Karhana
  2. Inderjeet Singh
  3. Tajinderpal Singh Toor
  4. Jasdeep Singh