Sporting event delegation
India was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 270-member strong contingent comprising 183 sportspersons and 77 officials. 2004 Summer Olympics silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the flag bearer for India.
Samresh Jung was chosen as the winner of the inaugural David Dixon Award, which honours the outstanding athlete at each Commonwealth Games. Jung won seven medals at the 2006 Games, five gold, one silver and one bronze and set three new Games records along the way. As in the previous 2002 Commonwealth Games, India came fourth overall in the medals table, behind Australia, England and Canada.[1]
Medals
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Gold
Shooting:
Samaresh Jung and Jaspal Rana, Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs)
- , Men's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs)
- Samaresh Jung and Ronak Pandit, Men's 25m Standard Pistol (Pairs)
- Tejaswini Sawant and Avneet Sidhu, Women's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
- Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang, Men's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
- Saroja Jhuthu and Sushma Rana, Women's 25m Pistol (Pairs)
- Anuja Jung, Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
- Samresh Jung, Men's 10m Air Pistol
- Vijay Kumar, Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Men's Double Trap
- Gagan Narang, Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Weightlifting:
Table Tennis:
Boxing:
Silver
Shooting:
Weightlifting:
Athletics:
- Seema Antil, Women's Discus Throw
- Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
Boxing:
Hockey:
- India women's national field hockey team
Bronze
Badminton:
Table Tennis:
Shooting:
Weightlifting:
Athletics:
Boxing:
India's Teams at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Field Hockey
Men's team
Head coach: Rajinder Singh
Women's team
Head coach: Maharaj Krishan Kaushik
References
- ^ "India Melbourne 2006". Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Medal winners for India".
External links
- Medal Winners for India, Official listing Melbourne Commonwealth Games website.
