India competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens from 17 to 28 September 2004. The nation made its official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics and has appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since 1984. This was India's eighth appearance at the Summer Paralympics.
India sent a contingent consisting of 12 athletes competing across two sports in the Paralympic Games. India not two medals in the Games including one gold and bronze medal each.
Background The Paralympic Committee of India was formed in 1994, five years after the International Paralympic Committee was established in 1989. The nation made its Paralympics debut in 1968 and have appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympic Games since 1984. This edition of the Games marked the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Paralympics.
India had won five medals across the previous Paralympic Games including one gold, two silver and bronze medals each. The Indian contingent for the 2004 Games consisted of 12 people.
Medalists
Indian competitors won two medals at the Games, one gold and one bronze, to finish joint 53rd in the medal table.
MedalNameSportEvent Gold Athletics Men's javelin throw F44/46 Bronze Powerlifting Men's 56kg
Summary
+Medals by sportSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Athletics1001 Powerlifting0011Total1012
+Medals by genderGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotalMale1012Female0000Total1012
Competitors The Indian contingent for the 2004 Games consisted of twelve athletes - eleven men and one woman, who competed across two sports.
SportMenWomenTotal Athletics 7 1 8 Powerlifting 2 0 2 Total 11 1 12
Athletics
AthleteEventResultPointsRankNir Bahadur Gurung Men's discus throw F5318.72-6 Men's shot put F536.18-9V Gopalappa Men's discus throw F5525.20-11 Men's javelin throw F55-5619.9468218Devendra Jhajharia Men's javelin throw F44/4662.15 1117 Men's triple jump F4612.03-9 Syamala Raju Men's discus throw F5422.87-9Rajarathinam Subbaiah Men's long jump F465.40-11 Men's triple jump F46 style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" Surjeet Singh Men's shot put F4210.70-9Yadvendra Vashishta Men's discus throw F44/4633.3566711 Men's shot put F44/4610.7173714Malathi Krishna Women's discus throw F54/5514.6757313 Women's shot put F54/555.248618 Legend: WR = World Record
Powerlifting
AthleteEventResultRankFarman BashaMen's 52 kg127.510Rajinder Singh RaheluMen's 56 kg157.5
See also India at the Paralympics India at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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