India at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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- Govin Billimogaputtaswamy, Charles CorneliusCharles CorneliusCharles Cornelius was an Indian hockey player who represented the Indian national hockey team in the 1973 Hockey World Cup and the 1974 Asian Games in Teheran. Renowned for his abilities, his career was cut short by knee problems.- References :...
, Manuel Frederick, Ashok KumarAshok Kumar (field hockey)Ashok Kumar , is a famous Indian hockey player from Jhansi.He is the son of the Indian hockey legend Dhyanchand but for him to emulate his father was a stupendous task...
, Kindo Michael, Galesh Mollerapoovayya, Krishnamurty Perumal, Ajitpal Singh, Harbinder SinghHarbinder SinghHarbinder Singh is a former field hockey player from India.-References:*...
, Harmik SinghHarmik SinghHarmik Singh is a former captain of the Indian field hockey team. He played for India in many tournaments including the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. He was awarded the Arjuna Award for his achievements....
, Kulwant Singh, Mukhbain SinghMukhbain SinghMukhbain Singh is an Olympian .-Family Background:Son of S. Darbara Singh and Surinder Kaur, who migrated to Gurdaspur after partiton in 1947...
, and Virinder Singh — Field hockeyField hockey at the 1972 Summer OlympicsThis tournament is remembered for the first victory of a European nation after 1920 and the misbehaviour of the players of Pakistan after losing the final, which included kicking their silver medals during the medal ceremony and ravaging the locker room. Accordingly, they were banned for life from...
, Men's Team Competition.
AthleticsAthletics at the 1972 Summer OlympicsAt the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...
Men's 800 metres
- Sriram SinghSriram SinghSriram Singh was an Indian middle distance runner.Sriram Singh joined Rajputana Rifles in 1968 where he came under the influence of the coach Ilyas Babar. Babar persuaded him to shift his focus from 400m to 800m....
- Heat — 1:47.7 (→ did not advance)
- Rajinder Kohli
- Heat —1:48.1 (→did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
- Edward SequeiraEdward SequeiraEdward Sequeira, popularly known as Eddie, was one of India's most rhythmic middle distance runners. Essentially a half miler doing the metric mile for stamina, Sequeira also excelled in the 5,000 metres. Born on 6 February 1940 in Bombay, Eddie studied at: St. Paul's High School from where he...
- Heat — 14:01.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Suresh BabuSuresh BabuSuresh Babu was an Indian long jumper from Kerala who had held the national titles in the long, triple, and high jump events, in addition to the decathlon...
- Qualification Round — 1.90m (→ did not advance)
BoxingBoxing at the 1972 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics:It was held August 27 to September 10, with the participation of 357 fighters from 81 countries.-Medal table:-Light Flyweight :-First Round:...
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Chander Narayanan
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Leszek Błażyński (POL), 2:3