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India at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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]

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)

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   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

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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

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10 September 1972
10:00
Netherlands   1–2   India
Kruize   6' Report Billimoga   15'
Mukhbain   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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