India at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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

India at the
1978 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeIND
CGAIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.ind.in
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
5
Silver
5
Bronze
5
Total
15
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Medalists

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Gold Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Prakash Padukone Badminton Men's Singles
  Gold Ekambaram Karunakaran Weightlifting Flyweight
  Gold Ashok Kumar Wrestling Light Flyweight
  Gold Satbir Singh Wrestling Bantamweight
  Gold Rajinder Singh Wrestling Welterweight

Silver Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Silver Tamil Selvin Weightlifting Bantamweight
  Silver Sudesh Kumar Wrestling Flyweight
  Silver Jagdish Kumar Wrestling Lightweight
  Silver Jagminder Singh Wrestling Featherweight
  Silver Satpal Singh Wrestling Heavyweight

Bronze Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Bronze Suresh Babu Athletics Long jump
  Bronze Ami Ghia
Kanwal Thakar Singh
Badminton Women's Doubles
  Bronze Birender Thapa Boxing Light Flyweight
  Bronze Kartar Singh Wrestling Light Heavyweight
  Bronze Ishwar Singh Wrestling Super Heavyweight

References

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  1. ^ "Home". thecgf.com.
  2. ^ "India Edmonton 1978". Retrieved 15 October 2022.