India at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
| India at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | IND |
| CGA | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Kingston, Jamaica | |
| Flag bearers | Opening: Closing: |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances | |
This was the 5th time India participated in Commonwealth Games. Probably the Best Commonwealth Games for India so far, in terms of Medals won. India participated in most sports this time, involving, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Weightlifting and Wrestling. [1]
Athletics[]
India won silver in Men's Hammer Throw, where Praveen Kumar (actor) threw Hammer to a distance of 60.13m.
Badminton[]
Dinesh Khanna won first medal in Badminton for India in Commonwealth Games. He won Bronze medal. Gold and Silver was won by Malaysian players.
Weightlifting[]
India won Silver in Weightlifting too. In Men's 60 kg Combined, Mohon Lal Ghosh won silver. , placed himself 5th in same event.
Wrestling[]
The Medal hunt in Wrestling continues for India in this games too. India won all three Gold medals this year in Wrestling only, with additional 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Flyweight | Men | Muhammad Nazir  |
Shamrao Sable  |
Peter Michienzi 
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| Bantamweight | Men | Bishamber Singh |
Kevin McGrath  |
Muhammad Saeed
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| Featherweight | Men | Muhammad Akhtar |
Randhawa Singh |
Albert Aspen 
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| Lightweight | Men | Mukhtiar Singh |
Ray Lougheed |
Tony Greig
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| Welterweight | Men | Muhammad Bashir |
Richard Bryant |
Hukum Singh
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| Middleweight | Men | Muhammad Faiz |
Sébastien Donison |
Michael Benarik
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| Light Heavyweight | Men | Robert Chamberot |
Wallace Booth  |
Bishwanath Singh
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| Heavyweight | Men | Bhim Singh |
Ikram Ilahi |
Denis McNamara
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References[]
- Nations at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- India at the Commonwealth Games
- 1966 in Indian sport