India at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| India at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 25 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 42nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
India competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 11 events in 5 sports.[1]
Medalists[]
Bronze[]
Field hockey, Men's Team Competition. Team members:
- Ajit Pal Singh
- Balbir Singh I (b. 5 April 1945 in Sansarpur)
- Balbir Singh II (b. 27 February 1941 in Sansarpur)
- Balbir Singh III (b. 21 September 1945 in Faisalabad)
- Gurbux Singh
- Harbinder Singh
- Harmik Singh
- Inder Singh
- Krishnamurthy Perumal
- Munir Sait
- John Victor Peter
- Prithipal Singh
- Rajendra Absolem Christy
- Tarsem Singh
Athletics[]
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualification Round — 60.84(→ 20th place)
Hockey[]
Shooting[]
Two shooters represented India in 1968.
- Qualification Round — 194(→ 10th place)
- Qualification Round — 192(→ 17th place)
- Qualification Round — 187(→ 28th place)
Weightlifting[]
Wrestling[]
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- Pt - Decision by Points.
- Os - Obvious Superiority.
- Men's Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Round 6 Result |
Round 7 Result |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudesh Kumar | −52 kg |  Boris Dimovski (YUG)W Os |
 Gustavo Ramírez (GUA)W VT |
 Wanelge Castillo (PAN)L Pt |
Bye |  Richard Sanders (USA)L VT |
Did not Advance | 6 | |
| Bishamber Singh | −57 kg | Bye |  Herbert Singerman (CAN)W Os |
 (TUR)W Pt |
Donald Behm (USA) L Os |
 Yojiro Uetake (JPN)L Os |
Did not Advance | - | |
| Udey Chand | −70 kg | Angel Aldama (GUA) W VT |
 Klaus Rost (FRG)W Pt |
 (GBR)W VT |
 (CUB)L VT |
 Abdollah Movahed (IRN)L Pt |
Did not Advance | 6 | |
| Mukhtiar Singh | −78 kg |  Yury Shakhmuradov (URS)L VT |
Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) L VT |
Did not Advance | N/A | - | |||
- Men's Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Round 6 Result |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudesh Kumar | −52 kg |  Mohamed Karmous (MAR)Draw |
 Imre Alker (HUN)L VT |
Did not Advance | - | |||
References[]
- ^ "India at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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