India competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia, from 15 to 26 March 2006. It was the country's fourteenth appearance at the Commonwealth Games since making its debut at the 1934 British Empire Games.
The Indian contingent consisted of 183 athletes and 77 support staff. Shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the flag bearer for India during the opening ceremony. India won 50 medals, comprising 22 gold, 17 silver, and 11 bronze medals, to finish fourth in the overall medal table. Samresh Jung won seven medals including five gold, one silver and one bronze and set three new Games records to win the David Dixon Award.
Medal summary Medals by sport +Medals by sportSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Shooting167425 Weightlifting3519 Table tennis2013 Boxing1225 Athletics0213 Hockey0101 Badminton0022Total22171149
Medalists MedalNameSportEventAkhil KumarBoxingMen's 54 kgSamaresh JungShootingMen's 10 m air pistolSamaresh JungVivek SinghShootingMen's 10 m air pistol – pairsGagan NarangShootingMen's 10 m air rifleTejaswini SawantShootingWomen's 10 m air rifleAbhinav BindraGagan NarangShootingMen's 10 m air rifle – pairsAvneet Kaur SidhuTejaswini SawantShootingWomen's 10 m air rifle – pairsPemba TamangVijay KumarShootingMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol – pairsSaroja KumariSushma RanaShootingWomen's 25 m sport pistol – pairsRonak PanditSamaresh JungShootingMen's 25 m standard pistol – pairsSamaresh JungShootingMen's 50 m free pistolGagan NarangShootingMen's 50 m rifle 3 positionsAnuja JungShootingWomen's 50 m rifle 3 positionsAbhinav BindraGagan NarangShootingMen's 50 m rifle 3 positions – pairsJaspal RanaSamaresh JungShootingMen's 25 m centre-fire pistol – pairsRajyavardhan Singh RathoreShootingMen's double trapVijay KumarShootingMen's 25 m rapid fire pistolSharath KamalTable tennisMen's singlesSharath KamalShibaji DattaSoumyadeep RoySubhajit SahaTable tennisMen's teamGeeta RaniWeightliftingWomen's 75 kgKunjarani Devi NameirakpamWeightliftingWomen's 48 kgYumnam ChanuWeightliftingWomen's 58 kgChitra SomanManjit KaurPinki ParmanikRajwinder KaurAthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 metres relaySeema AntilAthleticsWomen's discus throwVijender SinghBoxingMen's 69 kgHarpreet SinghBoxingMen's 91 kg India women's team HockeyWomen's teamVivek SinghShootingMen's 10 m air pistolAvneet Kaur SidhuShootingWomen's 10 m air rifleSamaresh JungVivek SinghShootingMen's 50 m free pistol – pairsAbhinav BindraShootingMen's 50 m rifle 3 positionsAnjali BhagwatAnuja JungShootingWomen's 50 m rifle 3 positions – pairsRajyavardhan Singh RathoreVikram BhatnagarShootingMen's double trap – pairsPemba TamangShootingMen's 25 m rapid fire pistolSimple KaurWeightliftingWomen's +75 kgVicky BattaWeightliftingMen's 56 kgArun MurugesanWeightliftingMen's 62 kgLaishram Monika DeviWeightliftingWomen's 69 kgMohammed ZakirWeightliftingMen's 77 kgRanjith Kumar JayaseelanAthleticsMen's discus throw (seated)Chetan AnandBadmintonMen's singlesIndian team BadmintonMixed teamJitender KumarBoxingMen's 51 kgVarghese JohnsonBoxingMen's over 91 kgAbhinav BindraShootingMen's 10 m air rifleSamaresh JungShootingMen's 25 m centre-fire pistolSanjeev RajputShootingMen's 50 m rifle proneManavjit Singh SandhuShootingMen's trapKasturi ChakrabortyMouma DasNandita SahaPoulomi GhatakShamini KumaresanTable tennisWomen's teamSudhir KumarWeightliftingMen's 69 kg
Competitors The Indian contingent consisted of 183 athletes who competed in 11 sports. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics141933Badminton5510Basketball121224Boxing1111Gymnastics5813Hockey171633Shooting161127Swimming527Synchronized swimming11Table tennis5510Weightlifting9514Total9984183
References
External links Medal Winners for India, Official listing Melbourne Commonwealth Games website.