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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
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)
Other related appearances
 Pakistan (1948–pres.)
 Bangladesh (1984–pres.)

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

Competitors

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Sports Men Women Total Events
Athletics7189
Boxing3033
Field hockey140141
Shooting4043
Sailing3032
Weightlifting1011
Wrestling8088
Total 40 1 41 27

Medalists

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Bronze

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Athletics

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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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Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Field hockey

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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.

Semi-finals

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Bronze-medal match

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Sailing

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Shooting

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Four male shooters represented India in 1972.

50 m rifle, prone
  • Qualification Round — 572(→ 95th place)
  • Roy Choudhury
  • 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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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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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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