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India at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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India at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.ind.in
in Munich
Competitors41 (40 men, 1 woman) in 7 sports
Flag bearer D.N. Devine Jones
Medals
Ranked 43rd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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

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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

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:47.7 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat —1:48.1 (→did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Heat — 14:01.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long jump

  • Qualification Round — 7.30(→ 30th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification Round — 1.90m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot put

  • Qualification Round — 17.15(→ 26th place)

Men's Discus throw

  • Qualification Round — 53.12(→ 26th place)

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Field hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Team Roaster[2]

Preliminary round

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Pool B

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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
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 field hockey ball 29' Report Zweerts field hockey ball 1'
Umpires:
Horacio Servetto (ARG)
Aziz Iskandar (EGY)
28 August 1972
11:30
Great Britain  0–5  India
Report Mukhbain field hockey ball 15', 30', 32'
Kindo field hockey ball 19'
Harmik field hockey ball 67'
Umpires:
Jacky Manneback (BEL)
Hans Joachim Dröz (GER)
30 August 1972
16:30
India  3–1  Australia
Mukhbain field hockey ball 7', 16', 61' Report Mason field hockey ball 26'
Umpires:
Francis Steurs (FRA)
Fritz Seegers (GER)
31 August 1972
10:00
Poland  2–2  India
Ziaja field hockey ball 36', 40' Report Harmik field hockey ball 7'
Billimoga field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
G. Vijayanathan (MAS)
2 September 1972
10:00
India  3–2  Kenya
Mukhbain field hockey ball 36', 57'
Harmik field hockey ball 48' 		Report Davinder field hockey ball 25', 45'
Umpires:
Jacky Manneback (BEL)
André Schittecatte (BEL)
3 September 1972
16:00
Mexico  0–8  India
Report Harmik field hockey ball 6'
Kumar field hockey ball 9', 61'
Kulwant field hockey ball 22', 50', 56'
Kindo field hockey ball 35'
Billimoga field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Fritz Möhr (GER)
Hans Joachim Dröz (GER)
4 September 1972
15:30
India  3–2  New Zealand
Kulwant field hockey ball 28'
Mullera field hockey ball 51'
Kindo field hockey ball 61' 		Report Maister field hockey ball 6'
Dayman field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Jaime Salvatella (ESP)
Horacio Servetto (ARG)

Semi-finals

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8 September 1972
16:00
India  0–2  Pakistan
Report Rehman field hockey ball 11'
Shahnaz field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Horacio Servetto (ARG)
J. Richard Jewell (AUS)

Bronze-medal match

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10 September 1972
10:00
Netherlands  1–2  India
Kruize field hockey ball 6' Report Billimoga field hockey ball 15'
Mukhbain field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
Bernard Valette (FRA)

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Four male shooters represented India in 1972.

50 m rifle, prone
  • Qualification Round — 572(→ 95th place)
  • Qualification Round — 567(→ 99th place)
Trap
  • Qualification Round — 180(→ 34th place)

Trap

  • Qualification Round — 173(→ 44th place)
Skeet
  • Qualification Round — 186(→ 36th place)

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
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

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

References

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  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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