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

Total
India22171150

MedalNameSportEventDate
Vijay Kumar Pemba TamangShootingMen's 25 metre Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)18 March
Vijay Kumar Pemba TamangShootingMen's 25 metre Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)19 March
Gagan Narang Abhinav BindraShootingMen's 50m Air rifle pairs20 March
Tejaswini SawantShootingWomen's 10m Air rifle pairs20 March
Samaresh JungShootingMen's 50m Pistol21 March
Gagan NarangShootingMen's 10m Air rifle pairs21 March

Gold

Shooting:
Samaresh Jung and Jaspal Rana, Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol
Weightlifting:
Table Tennis:
Boxing:

Silver

Shooting:
Weightlifting:
Athletics:
Boxing:
Hockey:

Bronze

Badminton:
Table Tennis:
  • Women's Team Event
Shooting:
Weightlifting:
Athletics:
Boxing:

India's Teams at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Field Hockey">Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games">Field Hockey

Men's team

Head coach: Rajinder Singh

Women's team

Head coach: Maharaj Krishan Kaushik