Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?

Milkha Singh
P.T.Usha
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K.D.Jadhav

Correct Answer: K.D.Jadhav

Explanation:

Mr. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav or KD Jadhav, widely known as 'Pocket Dynamo', was independent India's first individual Olympic medalist when he won the freestyle wrestling bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki Games

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