India's athletes, on one page.
Olympic medallists, world champions and rising stars — Indian athletes by default, with international profiles a filter away.
17 athlete profiles
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Aanchal Thakur
Aanchal Thakur (born 28 August 1996) is an Indian alpine skier. She represented India at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. In Innsbruck, Thakur took part in the Alpine skiing - girl's slalom and girl's giant slalom events.
Alessia Dipol
Alessia Afi Dipol (born 1 August 1995) is an Italian-Togolese alpine skier who competed for Togo at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom. Dipol also originally competed for India between 2011 and 2013, but she later switched to compete for Togo even though she has no familial connections to the country, so she could qualify to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She also chose to represent the country because her father owns a clothing factory in Togo.
Dicky Dolma
Dicky Dolma (born 5 April 1974) is an Indian mountaineer and former alpine skier. She is known for being the youngest woman to summit Mount Everest up to that time at the age of 19 on 10 May 1993, which occurred on the Indo-Nepal Everest Expedition.
Gul Dev
Gul Mustafa Dev was the first Indian Olympian from the state of Jammu and Kashmir, who represented India in the Winter Olympic Games, with two other participants at the 1988 Winter Olympics held at Calgary, Canada (see India at the 1988 Winter Olympics).
Gupta Bahadur
Gupta Bahadur Gurung (born 7 September 1976) is an Indian skier. He qualified for 2006 Winter Olympics, where he represented India. He participated in Men's sprint event of Cross-country skiing.
Himanshu Thakur
Himanshu Thakur (born 9 January 1994 in Manali, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India) is an alpine skier from India. He competed for India at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the giant slalom race securing a rank of 72. Thakur was named to India's 2017 Asian Winter Games team in February 2017.
Hira Lal
Hira Lal (born 26 November 1980) is an Indian alpine skier. He competed in the men's giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Jagdish Singh
Jagdish Singh (born 1 July 1991) is an Indian cross-country skier, who represented India at 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. He competed in men's 15 km freestyle cross-country skiing. He qualified in the Olympics for the first time.
Jamyang Namgial
Jamyang Namgial (born 3 June 1985) is an Indian skier. Namgial participated in his first Olympic event at the 2010 Winter Olympics, competing in the men's giant slalom event of Alpine skiing. He also participated in the 2007 Asian Winter Games.
Jeremy Bujakowski
Jeremy John Bujakowski, also known as Jarema Stanisław Bujakowski (March 30, 1939 – June 1, 2010), was a Polish–Indian alpine skier, and two-time representative of India at the Winter Olympics.
Kishor Rai
Kishor Rahtna Rai (born 5 November 1964) is an Indian alpine skier. He competed in the men's slalom at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Rai was the flagbearer of India at the opening ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Lal Chuni
Chuni Lal Thakur (born 2 January 1971) is an Indian alpine skier. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics. He hails from a small village called Palchan in Manali area in Kullu District.
Nadeem Iqbal
Nadeem Iqbal (born 3 April 1983) is an Indian cross-country skier and military officer. He was born in Rajouri a district in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir in India. Iqbal competed for India at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 15 kilometre classical race.
Nanak Chand
Nanak Chand Thakur (born 20 March 1971) is an Indian alpine skier. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Neha Ahuja
Neha Ahuja (born September 27, 1981) is an Indian former alpine skier who represented India in the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Torino, Italy. Ahuja was also the flag bearer in the opening and closing ceremonies. She has achieved several milestones in skiing for India.
Shailaja Kumar
Shailaja Kumar (born 17 January 1967) is an Indian former alpine skier. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics. She is the first Indian woman to participate at the Winter Olympics.
Tashi Lundup
Tashi Lundup (born 5 October 1984) is an Indian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. He was born in Ladakh in India on 5 October 1984. He finished 83rd in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.