India competed at the 1990 Commonwealth Games held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 24 January to 3 February 1990. It was the country's tenth appearance at the Commonwealth Games since making its debut at the 1934 British Empire Games. India returned to the Commonwealth Games after having boycotted the 1986 edition held in Edinburgh, as a part of the wider boycott, to protest Britain's sporting links with apartheid South Africa.

The Indian contingent consisted of 55 athletes competing across six sports. India won a total of 32 medals, comprising 13 gold, eight silver, and 11 bronze medals, to finish fifth in the overall medal table.

Medalists India won thirty-two medals, including thirteen gold, eight silver and eleven bronze medals, to finish fifth in the overall medal table. Weightlifting was the team's most successful sport with 24 medals. India also won its first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal in shooting and the country's first medals in judo.

MedalNameSportEvent GoldAshok PanditShooting25 m centre-fire pistol GoldChandersekaran RaghavanWeightliftingFlyweight 52 kg – snatch GoldChandersekaran RaghavanWeightliftingFlyweight 52 kg – clean and jerk GoldChandersekaran RaghavanWeightliftingFlyweight 52 kg – overall GoldRangaswamy PunnuswamyWeightliftingBantamweight 56 kg – snatch GoldRangaswamy PunnuswamyWeightliftingBantamweight 56 kg – clean and jerk GoldRangaswamy PunnuswamyWeightliftingBantamweight 56 kg – overall GoldParvesh Chander SharmaWeightliftingFeatherweight 60 kg – clean and jerk GoldParvesh Chander SharmaWeightliftingFeatherweight 60 kg – clean and jerk GoldParamjit SharmaWeightliftingLightweight 67.5 kg – snatch GoldParamjit SharmaWeightliftingLightweight 67.5 kg – clean and jerk GoldParamjit SharmaWeightliftingLightweight 67.5 kg – overall GoldKarnadhar MondalWeightliftingMiddleweight 75 kg – snatch SilverSurinder MarwahShooting25 m centre-fire pistol SilverVelu GovindrajWeightliftingFlyweight 52 kg – snatch SilverVelu GovindrajWeightliftingFlyweight 52 kg – overall SilverGopal MaruthachelamWeightliftingBantamweight 56 kg – clean and jerk SilverParvesh Chander SharmaWeightliftingFeatherweight 60 kg – snatch SilverKarnadhar MondalWeightliftingMiddleweight 75 kg – clean and jerk SilverKarnadhar MondalWeightliftingMiddleweight 75 kg – overall SilverSoronomathu RamaswamyWeightliftingLight heavyweight 82.5 kg – clean and jerk BronzeDharmendar YadavBoxingLight flyweight under 48 kg BronzeNarender SinghJudoMen's extra lightweight 60 kg BronzeRajender DhangerJudoMen's middleweight 86 kg BronzeSoma DuttaShooting50 m rifle three positions BronzeAshok Pandit Surinder MarwahShooting25 m centre-fire pistol pairs BronzeSoma Dutta Bhagirath SamaiShooting10 m air rifle pairs BronzeVelu GovindrajWeightliftingFlyweight 52 kg – clean and jerk BronzeGopal MaruthachelamWeightliftingBantamweight 56 kg – overall BronzeKumarasan SudalaimaniWeightliftingFeatherweight 60 kg – snatch BronzeKumarasan SudalaimaniWeightliftingFeatherweight 60 kg – clean and jerk BronzeKumarasan SudalaimaniWeightliftingFeatherweight 60 kg – overall

Competitors The Indian contingent included 55 athletes competing across six sports.

SportMenWomenTotalBadminton538Boxing55Judo7411Lawn bowls707Shooting14014Weightlifting1010Total48755

Badminton

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultRankU. Vimal KumarMen's singlesWcolspan="4" Sushanta BorahLrowspan="2" colspan="5" Sanjay SharmaLRajeev BhaggaLrowspan="2" colspan="6" V. KumarLDeepti ThanekarWomen's singlesrowspan="6" W4Madhumita BishtWcolspan="3" Sudha PadmanabhanLcolspan="5" Rajeev BaggaSanjay SharmaMen's doublesLrowspan="2" colspan="4" Madhumita BishtSudha PadmanabhanWomen's doublesLSushanta BorahDeepti ThanekarMixed doublesLcolspan="5" U. Vimal Kumar Sanjay Sharma Sushanta Borah Rajeev Bagga Madhumita BishtSudha PadmanabhanMixed teamcolspan="2" Lcolspan="3" 9

Boxing

India competed in five boxing events at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Dharmendar Yadav won the bronze medal in the light-flyweight division.

AthleteEventPreliminaryQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultDharmendar YadavLight-flyweight 48 kgZoram ThangaFlyweight 51 kgrowspan="2" colspan="3" Manoj PingaleBantamweight 54 kgW Gopal DewangLight-middleweight 71 kgrowspan="2" colspan="4" Mukund KillekarMiddleweight 75 kg

Judo

India competed in eleven judo events at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Narender Singh and Rajender Dhanger won bronze medals in the extra lightweight and middleweight divisions respectively.

Men AthleteEventPreliminaryQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultNarender SinghExtra lightweight 60 kgTilak ThapaHalf lightweight 65 kgcolspan="3" Sandeep ByalaLightweight 71 kgcolspan="3" Chandrama YadavHalf middleweight 78 kgcolspan="4" Rajender DhangerMiddleweight 86 kgCawas BillimoriaOpencolspan="4"

AthleteEventRound-robinRankOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultRam SinghHeavyweight +95 kg5

Women AthleteEvent1st roundQuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / RankOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultTriveni MannenagarajExtra lightweight 48 kgcolspan="2" 5Anita TokasHalf lightweight 52 kgcolspan="5" Sunith ThakurLightweight 56 kgcolspan="4" Preeti SharmaHalf middleweight 61 kgcolspan="5"

Lawn bowls

India competed in lawn bowls for the first time in the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

AthleteEventRound-robinFinalRankPlayedWonDrawLostForAgainstPointsRankSreenivasa PaiMen's singles70075517508rowspan="3" colspan="2" Basant Rampuria Vipin DhawanMen's pairs721414515855Gopiram Sharma Pratap Bengani Rajendra Bengani Surya SaigalMen's fours710610318228 Shooting

India competed in 17 shooting events at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and won five medals including one gold medal.

AthleteEventPointsRankBalijit Singh50 m free pistol52716Ram Lal52219Balijit Singh Ram Lal50 m free pistol – pairs10637Ashok Pandit25 m centre-fire pistol583Surinder Marwah577Ashok Pandit Surinder Marwah25 m centre-fire pistol – pairs1142Gangadhar Sharma25 m rapid-fire pistol54711Ashok Pandit10 m air pistol5686Ashok Pandit Surinder Marwah10 m air pistol – pairs11088Soma Dutta10 m air rifle5764Bhagirath Samai55815Soma Dutta Bhagirath Samai10 m air rifle – pairs1148Joydip Das50 m rifle prone57818Hans Rana56527Joydip Das Hans Rana50 m rifle prone – pairs11659T. C. Palangappa50 m rifle three-positions111812Soma Dutta1143T. C. Palangappa Soma Dutta50 m rifle three-positions – pairs22454Mansher SinghClay pigeon trap1758Samir Thapar14825Mansher Singh Samir ThaparTrap – pairs1717Harinder BediSkeet16918Rao Inderjit Singh16223Harinder Bedi Rao Inderjit SinghSkeet – pairs1748

Weightlifting

India competed in ten weightlifting events at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Indian weightlifters won 27 medals, including 12 gold, eight silver, and seven bronze medals.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkOverallResultRankResultRankResultRankRaghavan ChanderasekaranFlyweight 52 kg105.0 kg127.5 kg232.5 kgVelu Govindraj95.0 kg117.5 kg212.5 kgPonnuswamy RangaswamyBantamweight 56 kg110.0 kg137.5 kg247.5 kgGopal Maruthachelam102.5 kg3125.0 kg227.5 kgParvesh Chander SharmaFeatherweight 60 kg112.5 kg145.0 kg257.5 kgKumarasan Sudalaimani110.0 kg142.5 kg252.5 kgParamjit SharmaLightweight 67.5 kg130.0 kg165.0 kg295.0 kgSubratakumar PaulKarnadhar MondalMiddleweight 75 kg135.0 kg170.0 kg305.0 kgSoronamuthu KarupaswamyLight Heavyweight 82.5 kg132.5 kg4182.5 kg315.0 kg4

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