The following are the Indian medal winners at the World Badminton Championships which started in 1977.
Bronze at 1983 Copenhagen: Prakash Padukone (men's singles)
Bronze at 2011 London: Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa (women's doubles)
Bronze at 2013 Guangzhou (China): P.V. Sindhu (women's singles)
Bronze at 2014 Copenhagen: P.V. Sindhu (women's singles)
Silver at 2015 Jakarta: Saina Nehwal (women's singles)