India at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
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