
Afghanistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Afghanistan
competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
in Mexico City
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They fielded five wrestlers, all men.
Wrestling
Men's freestyle bantamweight (57 kg)
Men's freestyle featherweight (63 kg)
Men's freestyle lightweight (70 kg)
Men's freestyle welterweight (78 kg)
Men's freestyle middleweight (87 kg)
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
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They fielded five wrestlers, all men.
WrestlingWrestling at the 1968 Summer OlympicsAt the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-See also:...
Men's freestyle bantamweight (57 kg)
- Jan Ahmad
- Round 1 — fought Bazaryn Sükhbaatar of MongoliaMongolia at the 1968 Summer Olympics- Silver:* Jigjidiin Mönkhbat — Wrestling, Men's freestyle middleweight- Bronze:* Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav - Wrestling, Men's freestyle flyweight* Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter - Wrestling, Men's freestyle lightweight...
- Round 2 — fought Abutaleb Gorgori of IranIran at the 1968 Summer OlympicsIran competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 14 athletes represented Iran in the 1968 Olympics.-Competitors:-Medal table:-Medalists:- Athletics :Men- Weightlifting :Men- Wrestling :Men's freestyle...
- Round 1 — fought Bazaryn Sükhbaatar of Mongolia
Men's freestyle featherweight (63 kg)
- Mohammed Ibrahim
- Round 1 — fought Elkan Tedeev of the Soviet UnionSoviet Union at the 1968 Summer OlympicsThe Soviet Union competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 312 competitors, 246 men and 66 women, took part in 164 events in 18 sports.- Gold:*Natalia Kuchinskaya — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam...
- Round 2 — fought Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj of MongoliaMongolia at the 1968 Summer Olympics- Silver:* Jigjidiin Mönkhbat — Wrestling, Men's freestyle middleweight- Bronze:* Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav - Wrestling, Men's freestyle flyweight* Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter - Wrestling, Men's freestyle lightweight...
- Round 3 — DNS
- Round 1 — fought Elkan Tedeev of the Soviet Union
Men's freestyle lightweight (70 kg)
- Akha Dastagir
- Round 1 — fought Janusz Pajak of PolandPoland at the 1968 Summer OlympicsPoland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 177 competitors, 140 men and 37 women, took part in 112 events in 16 sports.- Gold :* Irena Szewińska — Athletics, Women's 200 metres* Jerzy Kulej — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight...
- Round 2 — fought Karoly Buzas of HungaryHungary at the 1968 Summer OlympicsHungary competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 167 competitors, 135 men and 32 women, took part in 116 events in 15 sports.- Gold:*Gyula Zsivótzky — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw...
- Round 1 — fought Janusz Pajak of Poland
Men's freestyle welterweight (78 kg)
- Kayub Ayum
- Round 1 — fought Ali-Mohammad Momeni of IranIran at the 1968 Summer OlympicsIran competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 14 athletes represented Iran in the 1968 Olympics.-Competitors:-Medal table:-Medalists:- Athletics :Men- Weightlifting :Men- Wrestling :Men's freestyle...
- Round 2 — fought Martin HeinzeMartin HeinzeMartin Heinze is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish First Division side Akademisk Boldklub.-External links:** at Danmarks Radio...
of West GermanyWest Germany at the 1968 Summer OlympicsAthletes from West Germany competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time that East Germany and West Germany had sent separate teams to the Summer Olympic Games...
- Round 1 — fought Ali-Mohammad Momeni of Iran
Men's freestyle middleweight (87 kg)
- Gulam Dastagir
- Round 1 — fought Julio Graffigna of ArgentinaArgentina at the 1968 Summer OlympicsArgentina competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 89 competitors, 84 men and 5 women, took part in 60 events in 12 sports.-Medalists:-Fencing:Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Argentina in 1968.Men's foil...
- Round 2 — fought Prodane Gardjev of BulgariaBulgaria at the 1968 Summer OlympicsBulgaria competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.- Gold:* Petar Kirov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight* Boyan Radev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight- Silver:...
- Round 1 — fought Julio Graffigna of Argentina