India at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

India at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	IND
CGA	Indian Olympic Association
Website	olympic.ind.in
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Flag bearers	Opening: Closing:
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold 5 Silver 5 Bronze 5 Total 15
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

This was the 8th time India participating in the Commonwealth Games.[1] India ranked 6th in the medal tally.[2]

Medalists

Gold Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Prakash Padukone	Badminton	Men's Singles
Gold	Ekambaram Karunakaran	Weightlifting	Flyweight
Gold	Ashok Kumar	Wrestling	Light Flyweight
Gold	Satbir Singh	Wrestling	Bantamweight
Gold	Rajinder Singh	Wrestling	Welterweight

Silver Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Tamil Selvin	Weightlifting	Bantamweight
Silver	Sudesh Kumar	Wrestling	Flyweight
Silver	Jagdish Kumar	Wrestling	Lightweight
Silver	Jagminder Singh	Wrestling	Featherweight
Silver	Satpal Singh	Wrestling	Heavyweight

Bronze Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Suresh Babu	Athletics	Long jump
Bronze	Ami Ghia Kanwal Thakar Singh	Badminton	Women's Doubles
Bronze	Birender Thapa	Boxing	Light Flyweight
Bronze	Kartar Singh	Wrestling	Light Heavyweight
Bronze	Ishwar Singh	Wrestling	Super Heavyweight

References

1. "Home". thecgf.com.
2. "India Edmonton 1978". Retrieved 15 October 2022.