5 greatest individual performances by Indians at the Olympics

4.KD Jadhav

The 1952 Helsinki Olympics was significant for it was that year that saw independent India wins its maiden Olympic medal, courtesy KD Jadhav, who won the bronze medal in the bantamweight category.

It was a much-deserved reward for the struggle he went through to reach Finland. Jadhav and his family went around his village, looking for funds and eventually, he got help from the Maharaja of Patiala, who helped him take part in the Olympic trials which were the starting point to fulfilling his dream.