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A bronze medal from the 1980 Summer Olympics The bronze commemorative Medal of John VIII Palaeologus by Pisanello (1438), made in various metals, but usually in bronze. A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc.
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The medal is a circular bronze disc 35 millimetres (1 + 3 ⁄ 8 inches) in diameter. On the obverse , or front, the National Emblem of India appears in the centre on a raised circle surrounded by four copies of the vajra , the weapon of Indra , the ancient Vedic king of the gods.
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Most sports using a knockout format in the Olympic Games have a third place playoff to determine who wins the bronze medal. As the difference between a bronze medal and no medal is quite significant, competitors still take this seriously. The martial arts and combat sports events instead award two bronze medals.
He won a bronze medal in 1951 Asian Games in men's heavyweight (+90 kg) weightlifting which remains one of the best performances by an Indian weightlifter considering the strong field of countries participating. He represented India thrice at the Olympics, in 1948 (finishing 16th), 1952 (finishing 6th) and 1956 (finishing 9th). [2]