India at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

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IPC codeIND
NPCParalympic Committee of India
WebsiteParalympic India
Competitors10 in 6 sports
India at the
1968 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeIND
NPCParalympic Committee of India
WebsiteParalympic India
in Tel Aviv
November 4, 1968 (1968-11-4) – November 13, 1968 (1968-11-13)
Competitors10 in 6 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

India competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics held in Tel Aviv from 4 to 13 November 1968. The nation made its official debut at the 1968 Games. India sent a contingent consisting of ten athletes for the Games and did not win a medal.

The ninth International Stoke Mandville Games was later designated as the first Paralympics in 1960 and the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation organized the 1968 Games.[1] India made its Paralympics debut in the 1968 Games.[2] India sent ten competitors including eight males and two females.[3][4] The team did not win any medals.[5]

Competitors

The Indian contingent for the Games consisted of ten athletes who competed across six sports.[6]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 404
Athletics 729
Dartchery 404
Swimming 213
Table tennis 112
Weightlifting 101
Total[a]8210

Archery

Athlete Event Score Rank
Ganesh Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic[7] 65 27
Jeena Men's Columbia round open[8] 45 40
Laxman 49 39
Patel Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic[9] 61 13

Athletics

Field
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Points Rank Result Points Rank
Ganesh Men's club throw A[10] 19.77 — 37 Did not qualify
Men's javelin A[11] 11.12 30
Men's shot put A[12] 3.53 37
Gattu Men's precision javelin open[13] — 62 38 Did not qualify
Jeena Men's club throw C[14] 18.32 — 43 Did not qualify
Men's javelin C[15] 8.64 45
Men's shot put C[16] 3.17 50
Men's precision javelin open[13] — 64 27
Khan Men's club throw C[14] 20.66 — 37 Did not qualify
Men's discus throw C[17] 10.54 50
Men's javelin C[15] 8.58 46
Kumar Men's club throw C[14] 13.39 — 45 Did not qualify
Men's javelin C[15] 6.20 47
Men's shot put C[16] 3.16 51
Laxman Men's club throw D[18] 23.77 — 24 Did not qualify
Men's javelin D[19] 12.05 24
Men's shot put D[20] 3.70 24
Men's precision javelin open[13] — 54 57
Patel Women's club throw A[21] 10.45 — 17 Did not qualify
Women's discus throw A[22] 6.11 17
Women's javelin A[23] 5.44 16
Women's shot put A[24] 2.63 20
Women's precision javelin open[25] — 4 51
Pereira Men's club throw A[10] 32.61 — 4 Q NM
Shehrnaz Kermani Women's precision javelin open[25] — 60 31 Did not qualify

Legend: Q = Qualified for the next phase

Dartchery

Athlete/Team Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ganesh
Jeena		 Mixed pairs open[26]  South/Conn (AUS)
Lost		 Did not advance
Kumar
Laxman		  Koten/Sala (ITA)
Lost

Swimming

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Jeena Men's 50 m freestyle class 4 incomplete[27] 58.50 2 Did not qualify
Kumar Men's 50 m backstroke class 4 incomplete[28] 2:04.90 5
Shehrnaz Kermani Women's 50 m freestyle special class[29] 1:38.30 4 Did not qualify
Women's 50 m backstroke special class[30] 1:34.50 4
Women's 50 m breaststroke special class[31] 1:47.60 6
Women's 100 m breaststroke open[32] — 3:57.20 4

Table tennis

Athlete/Team Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Murlikant Petkar Men's singles C[33]  Telsnig (AUT)
Lost		 Did not advance
Patel Women's singles B[34] —  Schweiger (FRG)
Won		  Ramousse (FRA)
Lost		 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Athlete Event Result Rank
Makandi Men's featherweight[35] 90 11

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