India at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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India at the
1978 Commonwealth Games
Flag of India.svg
CGF code IND
CGA Indian Olympic Association
Website olympic.ind.in
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
5
Silver
5
Bronze
5
Total
15
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

This was the 8th time India participating in the Commonwealth Games. [1] India ranked 6th in the medal tally. [2]

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Medalists

Gold Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Prakash Padukone Badminton Men's Singles
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ekambaram Karunakaran Weightlifting Flyweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ashok Kumar Wrestling Light Flyweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Satbir Singh Wrestling Bantamweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Rajinder Singh Wrestling Welterweight

Silver Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tamil Selvin Weightlifting Bantamweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Sudesh Kumar Wrestling Flyweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jagdish Kumar Wrestling Lightweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jagminder Singh Wrestling Featherweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Satpal Singh Wrestling Heavyweight

Bronze Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Suresh Babu Athletics Long jump
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ami Ghia
Kanwal Thakar Singh
Badminton Women's Doubles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Birender Thapa Boxing Light Flyweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kartar Singh Wrestling Light Heavyweight
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeIshwar Singh Wrestling Super Heavyweight

References

  1. "Home". thecgf.com.
  2. "India Edmonton 1978". Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.