India at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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NOC Indian Olympic Association Competitors 41 (40 men, 1 woman) in 7 sports Medals Ranked 43rd Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1

India competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 41 competitors, 40 men and 1 woman, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.

Bronze

Gokhul shankar, Charles Cornelius, Manuel Frederick, Ashok Kumar, Kindo Michael, Galesh Mollerapoovayya, Krishnamurty Perumal, Ajitpal Singh, Harbinder Singh, Harmik Singh, Kulwant Singh, Mukhbain Singh, and Virinder Singh — Field hockey, Men's Team Competition.

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

Sriram Singh

Heat — 1:47.7 (→ did not advance)

Rajinder Kohli

Heat —1:48.1 (→did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

Edward Sequeira

Heat — 14:01.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long jump

Mohinder Gill Singh

Qualification Round — 7.30(→ 30th place)

Men's High Jump

Suresh Babu

Qualification Round — 1.90m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot put

Jugraj Singh

Qualification Round — 17.15(→ 26th place)

Men's Discus throw

Praveen Kumar

Qualification Round — 53.12(→ 26th place)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Chander Narayanan

First Round — Bye

Second Round — Lost to Leszek Błażyński (POL), 2:3

Shooting

Four male shooters represented India in 1972.

50 m rifle, prone

Prithipal Chatterjee

Qualification Round — 572(→ 95th place)

Roy Choudhury

Qualification Round — 567(→ 99th place)

Trap

Karni Singh

Qualification Round — 180(→ 34th place)

Trap

Randhir Singh

Qualification Round — 173(→ 44th place)

Skeet

Karni Singh

Qualification Round — 186(→ 36th place)

Weightlifting

Men

References

India at the 1972 Summer Olympics Wikipedia

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