India at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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India competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 11 events in 5 sports. They won one bronze medal.[1]
| India at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 25 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 42nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
| Sports | Men | Women | Total | Events |
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| 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
Field hockey
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  West Germany |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Spain |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Belgium |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | |
| 6 |  East Germany |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Japan |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Mexico (H) |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 |
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1 The match was abandoned in the 55th minute with the score 0-0 after the Japanese team laid down their sticks and walked off the pitch to protest the awarding of a penalty stroke to India. India were awarded the match 5-0.
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Semi-finals
Bronze-medal match
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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 Sevinç (TUR)W Pt |
Donald Behm (USA) L Os |
Yojiro Uetake (JPN) L Os |
did not advance | - | |
| Udey Chand | −70 kg | Ángel Aldana (GUA) W VT |
 Klaus Rost (FRG)W Pt |
 Roger Till (GBR)W VT |
 Francisco Lebeque (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 | N/a | - | |||
- 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 |
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| Sudesh Kumar | −52 kg |  Mohamed Karmous (MAR)Draw |
 Imre Alker (HUN)L VT |
did not advance | - | |||
