| India at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website |
olympic |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 25 in 5 sports |
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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. They managed to win one bronze medal. [1]
Competitors
| Sports | Men | Women | Total | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Field hockey | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
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
- Inam-ur Rahman
- 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 | |
| Bishambar Singh | −57 kg | Bye | 
Herbert Singerman (
CAN)W Os |
Hasan Sevnic (
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 |
Rodger Till (
GBR)W VT |
Francisco Lebequer (
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 | — | - | |||
- 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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