India at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
India was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 270-member strong contingent comprising 183 sportspersons and 77 officials. 2004 Summer Olympics silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the flag bearer for India.
Samresh Jung was chosen as the winner of the inaugural David Dixon Award, which honours the outstanding athlete at each Commonwealth Games. Jung won seven medals at the 2006 Games, five gold, one silver and one bronze and set three new Games records along the way. As in the previous 2002 Commonwealth Games, India came fourth overall in the medals table, behind Australia, England and Canada.Medals">2006 Commonwealth Games Medal Count">Medals
Gold
Shooting:
- Samaresh Jung, Men's 50m Pistol
- Gagan Narang, Men's 10m Air Rifle
- Tejaswini Sawant, Women's 10m Air Rifle
- Samaresh Jung and Jaspal Rana, Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol
- Samaresh Jung and Vivek Singh, Men's 10m Air Pistol
- Samaresh Jung and Ronak Pandit, Men's 25m Standard Pistol
- Tejaswini Sawant and Avneet Sidhu, Women's 10m Air Rifle
- Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang, Men's 10m Air Rifle
- Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang, Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
- Saroja Jhuthu and Sushma Rana, Women's 25m Pistol
- Vijay Kumar and Pemba Tamang, Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
- Anuja Jung, Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
- Samresh Jung, Men's 10m Air Pistol
- Vijay Kumar, Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Men's Double Trap
- Gagan Narang, Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Weightlifting:
- Yumnam Chanu, Women's 58 kg
- Kunjarani Devi, Women's 48 kg
- Geeta Rani, Women's +75 kg
Table Tennis:
- Sharath Achanta, Men's Singles
- Men's Team Event
Boxing:
- Akhil Kumar, Bantamweight 54 kg
Silver
Shooting:
- Avneet Kaur Sidhu, Women's 10m Air Rifle
- Samresh Jung and Vivek Singh, Men's 50m Pistol
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Vikram Bhatnagar, Men's Double Trap
- Anjali Bhagwat and Anuja Jung, Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
- Pemba Tamang, Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
- Vivek Singh, Men's 10m Air Pistol
- Abhinav Bindra, Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Weightlifting:
- Vicky Batta, Women's 56 kg
- Arun Murugesan, Men's 62 kg
- Laishram Monika Devi, Women's 69 kg
- Simple Kaur BHUMRAH, Women's +75 kg
- ASDULLAH Mohammed Zakir, Men's 77 kg
Athletics:
Boxing:
- Vijender Kumar, Welterweight 69 kg
- Harpreet Singh, Heavyweight 91 kg
Hockey:
Badminton:
- Chetan Anand, Men's Singles
- Mixed Team Event
Table Tennis:
Shooting:
- Abhinav Bindra, Men's 10m Air Rifle
- Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Men's Trap
- Samresh Jung, Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol
Weightlifting:
- Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga, Men's 69 kg
Athletics:
- Ranjith Kumar Jayaseelan, Men's Seated Discus Throw EAD
Boxing:
- Jitender Kumar, Flyweight 51 kg
- Varghese Johnson, Super Heavyweight +91 kg
- Harendra singh,lowest weight +200g
India's Teams at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Field Hockey">Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games">Field Hockey
Men's Team
Head Coach: Rajinder SinghWomen's Team
Head Coach: Maharaj Krishan Kaushik
