Q. Who was the Olympic gold medalist from Jharkhand who founded a political party?
Answer: Jaipal Singh Munda
Notes: Jaipal Singh Munda captained India's hockey team to win gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. He founded the Adivasi Mahasabha in 1938, later known as the Jharkhand Party. He was elected to the Constituent Assembly and led the party's success in the 1952 Bihar Assembly elections. His political efforts contributed to the formation of Jharkhand state in 2000.