India's athletes, on one page.

Navjeet Kaur Dhillon

Navjeet Kaur Dhillon (born 6 March 1995) is an Indian track and field athlete who competes as a Discus thrower. Her current world ranking in the Women's Discus Throw category is 46, and in the Women's Overall ranking is 4165. 43 m and became the second Indian to win a medal at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in 2014.

Navpreet Singh

Navpreet Singh Cheema (born 15 June 1979) is an Indian shot putter. 93 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Chennai.

Nayana James

Nayana James (born 18 October 1995) is an Indian athlete competing in the long jump event. She gained a bronze medal at 2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's long jump while her compatriot, Neena Varakil, took silver.

Neelam Jaswant Singh

Neelam Jaswant Singh (born 8 January 1971 in Farmana) is an Indian discus thrower. 55 metres, achieved at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan. In the year 1998, Neelam Jaswant Singh won the bronze medal at the Bangkok Asian Games.

Neelapu Rami Reddy

Neelapu Rami Reddy (born 1 June 1965) is a former sprinter and national athletics champion from Andhra Pradesh, India. He dominated national competition for over a decade during the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s. After his retirement from competitive sports in 1994, he was made athletics chief coach by Southern Central Railways (SCR) and sprints coach of the Indian Railways.

Neena Varakil

Neena Varakil (born 2 May 1991) is an Indian former long jumper.

Nikhil Chittarasu

Nikhil Chittarasu (born 24 August 1990) is an Indian high jumper. He finished eighth at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games, thirteenth at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, won the silver medal at the 2010 South Asian Games, competed at the 2010 Asian Games without reaching the final and finished ninth at the 2013 Asian Championships. 21 metres, achieved in May 2013 in Colombo.

Nilima Ghose

Nilima Ghose (born 15 June 1935) was an Indian athlete. She was part of the first female team which included Mary D'Souza athlete from India to compete at the Summer Olympics, when she took part in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. Ghose was just 17 years old when she competed in her two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Nirmala Sheoran

Nitendra Singh Rawat

Nitendra Singh Rawat (born 29 September 1986) is an Indian marathon runner. He was selected to represent India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's marathon along with Gopi T. and Kheta Ram.

Nithya Ramraj

Nithya Ramraj (born 20 September 1998) is an Indian athlete. She competes in 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles.

Noah Nirmal Tom

Junior Warrant Officer (JWO) Noah Nirmal Tom (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian athlete and a Junior-Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Air Force. He is from Chakkittapara of Kozhikode district in Kerala state. He competed in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, and 2020 Tokyo Olympics which were held on 2021.

Norman Pritchard

Norman Gilbert Pritchard (23 June 1875 – 30 October 1929), also known by his stage name Norman Trevor, was a British-Indian athlete and actor who became the first Asian-born athlete to win an Olympic medal when he won two silver medals in athletics at the 1900 Paris Olympics representing India. He won India's first medal at the Olympics in the 200 metres and the 200 metres hurdles.

O. M. Nambiar

Othayothu Madhavan Nambiar (16 February 1932 – 19 August 2021) was an Indian athletics coach who was awarded Dronacharya award in 1985 and Padma Shri in 2021. He coached the well known Indian athlete P. T. Usha.

O. P. Jaisha

Jaisha Orchatteri Puthiya Veetil (born 23 May 1983), commonly known as O. P. Jaisha, is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala.

Om Prakash Singh

Om Prakash Singh Karhana (born 11 January 1987) is an Indian shot putter. He trains at the Salwan Throws Academy, where he first began to learn how to shot put, and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a not-for-profit foundation to identify and support Indian athletes. He was originally a basketball player, but was approached by Lalit Bhanot, secretary of the Athletics Federation of India, to consider switching to the shot put.

P. K. Priya

Premachandram Kanchana Priya (born 29 April 1988), known as P. K. Priya, is an athlete from India.

P. T. Usha

Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha (born 27 June 1964) is an Indian sports administrator, parliamentarian and retired track and field athlete. She was born in Koothali near Perambra in Kozhikode district, Kerala, and grew up in Payyoli. Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979.

P. U. Chitra

Palakkeezhil Unnikrishnan Chitra (born 9 June 1995) is an Indian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500m distance. She won gold medals at the 2016 South Asian Games and 2017 Asian Championships and a bronze at the 2018 Asian Games.

Paan Singh Tomar

Subedar Paan Singh Tomar (1 January 1932 – 1 October 1981) was an Indian soldier, athlete, and rebel (Baaghi). He served in the Indian Army, where his talent for running was discovered. He was a seven-time national steeplechase champion in the 1950s and 1960s, and represented India at the 1958 Asian Games.

Paramjeet Kaur

Paramjeet Kaur (born 2 April 1976, in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian former athlete. She won a gold medal in the women's 4X400m relay in the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia. She represented India in the Sydney Olympics 2000 in the women's 4X400 relay event.

Paramjeet Singh Bisht

Paramjeet Singh Bisht (born 3 March 2002) is an Indian athlete from Uttarakhand. He takes part in 20km race walk. He is selected to represent India in the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris.

Paramjit Singh

Paramjit Singh (born August 22, 1971) is an Indian athlete who competed in the 400m at the 2000 Olympics. In 1998 Paramjit Singh broke the 38-year-old National record for the 400m that had been set by Milkha Singh. He was also part of the Indian relay team that won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 1998 Asian Games.

Parduman Singh Brar

Parduman Singh Brar (15 October 1927 – 22 March 2007) was an Indian athlete who specialized in shot put and discus throw events. He was one of the few Indians to have won multiple medals at the Asian Games.

Parul Chaudhary

Parul Chaudhary (born 15 April 1995) is an Indian track athlete who specializes in 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 m. She has represented India in both the events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Pavithra Venkatesh

Pavithra Vengatesh (also Venkatesh, born 8 December 2001) is an Indian athlete from Tamil Nadu. She represents India in the pole vault event. She is part of the Indian team for the Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.

Perumal Subramanian

Perumal Subramanian (born 12 November 1955) is an Indian sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Phadeppa Dareppa Chaugule

Phadeppa Dareppa Chaugule, also known as P. D. Chaugule (1902–1958), was India's first Olympic marathon runner. He represented India at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, finishing 19th in 2 hours 50 minutes 45.2 seconds.

Pinki Pramanik

Pinki Pramanik (born 10 April 1986 in Purulia) is an Indian former track and field athlete who specialised in 400- and 800-metre events. As part of the national 4×400 metres relay team, Pramanik won the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the gold medal at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games and 2006 Asian Games. She won three gold medals at the 2006 South Asian Games, winning the 400 and 800m events and as a member of the relay team.

Pooja Chaudhary

Pooja Olla (born 17 June 2002) is an Indian middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 m and 1500 m.

Pooja Singh

Pooja Hansraj Singh (born 21 February 2007) is an Indian high jumper. She won the gold medal at the 2025 Asian Championships and the silver medal at the 2026 Asian Indoor Championships.

Prachi Choudhary

Prachi Choudhary (born December 20, 1996) Indian track athlete. She has won silver medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 Asian Championships and at the 2022 Asian Games.

Pramila Aiyappa

Pramila Gudanda Aiyappa (née Ganapathy) (born 8 March 1977) is an Indian former heptathlete who represented India at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics, finishing 24th and 26th respectively. She won silver at the 2000 Asian Championships and a bronze at the 2010 Asian Games. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, she narrowly missed a medal, finishing fifth.

Pranati Mishra

Pranati Mishra (born 12 May 1970) is an Indian athlete. She won a silver medal in 4 × 400 m relay in the 1990 Asian Games. The four member relay team comprised P. T. Usha, K. Saramma, Shantimol Philips besides Pranati.

Pratima Gaonkar

On 9 October 2001, Pratima Gaonkar, a young Indian intersex athlete and swimmer, was found dead in a well in Goa. The cause was identified as death by suicide; this was in turn caused by Gaonkar's reaction to the disclosure and public commentary surrounding a sex verification test. Gaonkar was reportedly the subject of blackmail attempts, including an accusation by her mother that her coach was accusing her.

Praveen Chithravel

Praveen Chithravel (born 5 June 2001) is an Indian triple jumper. He has represented India at multiple international events, earning a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games, as well as silver medals at the 2025 Asian Championships and the 2023 Asian Indoor Championships. Earlier in his career, he also secured a bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

Praveen Kumar

Praveen Kumar (born 15 May 2003) is an Indian para high jumper. He won gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. He is also a 2022 Asian Para Games gold medalist.

Praveen Kumar Sobti

Praveen Kumar Sobti (6 December 1947 – 7 February 2022) was an Indian hammer and discus thrower, actor, politician, and soldier with Border Security Force (BSF). As a 20-year-old he joined then newly raised BSF where he attracted the attention of his officers through his fine athletic skills and went on to represent India at various athletic events in discus throw. As an athlete he won four medals at the Asian Games, including two gold medals, a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games and competed in two Olympics.

Preeja Sreedharan

Preeja Sreedharan (born 13 March 1982 at Mullakkanam, Idukki, Kerala) is an Indian long-distance runner. She holds the national records in both the 10,000 metres and 5000 metres disciplines, which she set en route to the gold and silver medals at 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. Sreedharan was conferred with the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting honour by the central government in 2011.

Priti Lamba

Priti Lamba (born 18 December 1995) is an Indian track athlete. She won a bronze medal at the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2022 Asian Games.

Priya Mohan

Priya Habbathannahalli Mohan (born 15 March 2003) is an Indian athlete. 29 seconds. She won the bronze medal in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the U-20 World Athletics Championships 2021 held at Nairobi, Kenya.

Priyanka Goswami

Priyanka Goswami (born 10 March 1996) is an Indian race walk athlete. A two time Olympian, she represented India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she finished 17th and the 2024 Paris Olympics where she finished 41st. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she became the first Indian woman to win a medal in a race walk event, with a silver in the 10 km event.

Priyanka Pawar

Priyanka Pawar (also written as Panwar) (born 3 April 1988) is an athlete from India. She won gold medal in women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea along with Tintu Lukka, Mandeep Kaur and M. R. Poovamma. The team clocked 3:28:68 to break the Games Record.

Purma Bannerjee

Purma C. Bannerjee (born 1897, death 1955) was an Indian sprinter. Bannerjee would compete at the 1920 Summer Olympics, representing India in two sprinting events.

Purnima Hembram

Purnima Hembram (born 10 July 1993) is an Indian track and field athlete. She won bronze medals in the heptathlon at the 2015 and 2017 Asian Championships and placed fourth at the 2018 Asian Games.

Purukottam Ramachandran

Purukottam Ramachandran (born 20 May 1971) is an Indian sprinter who competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Pusapati Vijay Ananda Gajapathi Raju

Lt. Col. Pusapati Vijaya Ananda Gajapathi Raju (28 December 1905 – 2 December 1965), better known as the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram or Vizzy, was an Indian cricketer, cricket administrator and politician.

Rachita Mistry

Rachita Mistry (née Panda, born 4 March 1974) is an Indian former sprinter from Odisha.