India at the 1972 Summer Olympics

India at the
1972 Summer Olympics
India at the; 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IND
NOC	Indian Olympic Association
Website	olympic.ind.in
in Munich
Competitors	41 (40 men, 1 woman) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	D.N. Devine Jones
Medals; Ranked 43rd	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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India competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 41 competitors, 40 men and no woman, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.^[1]

Competitors


Sports	Men	Women	Total	Events
Athletics	7	1	8	9
Boxing	3	0	3	3
Field hockey	14	0	14	1
Shooting	4	0	4	3
Sailing	3	0	3	2
Weightlifting	1	0	1	1
Wrestling	8	0	8	8
Total	40	1	41	27

Medalists

Bronze

Charles Cornelius, Manuel Frederick, Ashok Kumar, Michael Kindo, Ganesh Mullera Poovayya, Krishnamurty Perumal, Victor Philips, Harcharan singh, B. P. Govinda, Vece Paes, 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 Sobti

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

Field hockey

Team Roaster^[2]

Preliminary round

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	7	5	2	0	25	8	+17	12	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Netherlands	7	5	1	1	20	9	+11	11	Advanced to Semi-finals
3	Great Britain	7	4	1	2	15	10	+5	9
4	Australia	7	3	2	2	18	8	+10	8
5	New Zealand	7	2	3	2	16	11	+5	7
6	Poland	7	2	2	3	12	12	0	6
7	Kenya	7	1	1	5	8	17	−9	3
8	Mexico	7	0	0	7	1	40	−39	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won; 3) head-to-head result; 4) goal difference.

27 August 1972
15:00

India	1–1	Netherlands
Kumar 29'	Report	Zweerts 1'

Umpires:
Horacio Servetto (ARG)
Aziz Iskandar (EGY)

28 August 1972
11:30

Great Britain	0–5	India
	Report	Mukhbain 15', 30', 32' Kindo 19' Harmik 67'

Umpires:
Jacky Manneback (BEL)
Hans Joachim Dröz (GER)

30 August 1972
16:30

India	3–1	Australia
Mukhbain 7', 16', 61'	Report	Mason 26'

Umpires:
Francis Steurs (FRA)
Fritz Seegers (GER)

31 August 1972
10:00

Poland	2–2	India
Ziaja 36', 40'	Report	Harmik 7' Billimoga 50'

Umpires:
Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
G. Vijayanathan (MAS)

2 September 1972
10:00

India	3–2	Kenya
Mukhbain 36', 57' Harmik 48'	Report	Davinder 25', 45'

Umpires:
Jacky Manneback (BEL)
André Schittecatte (BEL)

3 September 1972
16:00

Mexico	0–8	India
	Report	Harmik 6' Kumar 9', 61' Kulwant 22', 50', 56' Kindo 35' Billimoga 63'

Umpires:
Fritz Möhr (GER)
Hans Joachim Dröz (GER)

4 September 1972
15:30

India	3–2	New Zealand
Kulwant 28' Mullera 51' Kindo 61'	Report	Maister 6' Dayman 58'

Umpires:
Jaime Salvatella (ESP)
Horacio Servetto (ARG)

Semi-finals

8 September 1972
16:00

India	0–2	Pakistan
	Report	Rehman 11' Shahnaz 34'

Umpires:
Horacio Servetto (ARG)
J. Richard Jewell (AUS)

Bronze-medal match

10 September 1972
10:00

Netherlands	1–2	India
Kruize 6'	Report	Billimoga 15' Mukhbain 70'

Umpires:
Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
Bernard Valette (FRA)

Sailing

Shooting

Four male shooters represented India in 1972.

50 m rifle, prone

Parimal 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

Athlete	Event	Military press			Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3	Total	Rank
Anil Mondal	– 51.65 kg	85.0	90.0	95.0	80.0	85.0	~~90.0~~	107.5	112.5	117.5	297.5	11

Wrestling

References

^ "India at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^ "India Hockey at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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[SportsRef-1] "India at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

[2] "India Hockey at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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