India competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in Munich, West Germany. 41 competitors, 40 men and no woman, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.

Competitors

Medalists

Bronze

Charles Cornelius Charles Cornelius (born 27 October 1945) is an Olympic Medalist and Former Indian Hockey Goal Keeper who represented the Indian national hockey team in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games (Bronze Medal) & 1973 Hockey World Cup (Silver Medal). Sta ...

Manuel Frederick Manuel Frederick (born 20 October 1947) is an Indian field hockey player who played as Field hockey#Positions, goalkeeper from Kannur district in Kerala. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He is the 1st Keralite to win ...

, Ashok Kumar,

Michael Kindo Michael Kindo (28 June 1946 – 31 December 2020) was an Indian field hockey player from the tribal belt of Jharkhand. He played at full back defender position and represented India and competed in the 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup, 1972 Summer Oly ...

, Ganesh Mullera Poovayya, Krishnamurty Perumal, Victor Philips, Harcharan singh,

B. P. Govinda Billimoga Puttaswamy Govinda (born 4 March 1951) was an Indian field hockey player who played as a forward, and a former captain of the Indian national team. Career Govinda was considered one of the fastest hockey players during his time and w ...

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, Ajitpal Singh,

Harbinder Singh Harbinder Singh (born 8 July 1943 in Quetta) is a former field hockey player from India. He started his international career in 1961 at the age of 18 years oungest member of the teamwith a tour to New Zealand and Australia with Indian hockey ...

, Harmik Singh, Kulwant Singh,

Mukhbain Singh Mukhbain Singh (born 12 December 1944) is an Indian field hockey player. He won the bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Early life and education Singh was born in village Shatab Garh, Punjab Province, British India (now in Paki ...

, and Virinder Singh — Field hockey, Men's Team Competition.

Athletics

Men's 800 metres * Sriram Singh :* Heat — 1:47.7 (→ did not advance) * Rajinder Kohli :*Heat —1:48.1 (→did not advance) Men's 5000 metres * Edward Sequeira :* Heat — 14:01.4 (→ did not advance) Men's Long jump * Mohinder Gill Singh :* Qualification Round — 7.30(→ 30th place) Men's High Jump *

Suresh Babu Suresh Babu (10 February 1953 – 19 February 2011) 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. Suresh Babu dominated the scene between 1972 a ...

:* Qualification Round — 1.90m (→ did not advance) Men's Shot put *

Jugraj Singh Jugraj Singh (born 22 April 1983) is a former Indian field hockey player whose playing career was cut short by a 2003 car accident. Born in 1983 to a Sikh family in Punjab, the former Punjab policeman was a self-coached, drag-flicker defende ...

:* Qualification Round — 17.15(→ 26th place) Men's Discus throw * Praveen Kumar Sobti :* Qualification Round — 53.12(→ 26th place)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) *

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:* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Lost to

Leszek Błażyński Leszek Błażyński (5 March 1949 – 6 August 1992) was a Polish boxer who twice won the bronze medal in the men's flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the Summer Olympics. He first did so in 1972, when Munich hosted the Games. Four yea ...

(POL), 2:3

Field hockey

Team Roaster *

* Varinder Singh * Ajitpal Singh * Harmik Singh * Ganesh Mollerapoovayya *

* Kulwant Singh * Ashok Kumar * Harcharan Singh *

* Krishnamurty Perumal * Govinda Billimogaputtaswamy * Victor Philips *

Preliminary round

Pool B

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Semi-finals

Bronze-medal match

Sailing

Shooting

Four male shooters represented India in 1972. ; 50 m rifle, prone * Parimal Chatterjee :* Qualification Round — 572(→ 95th place) * Roy Choudhury :* Qualification Round — 567(→ 99th place) ;

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Karni Singh Maharaja Karni Singh ji (21 April 1924 – 6 September 1988), also known as Dr Karni Singh, was from 1950 the last Maharaja of Bikaner State to hold the title of Maharaja of Bikaner, officially, until 1971, when the privy purse and all the roy ...

:* Qualification Round — 180(→ 34th place) Trap *

Randhir Singh Randhir Singh may refer to: * Randhir Singh of Kapurthala (1831–1870), ruler of the Indian princely state of Kapurthala * Randhir Singh of Bharatpur (died 1823), ruler of the Indian princely state of Bharatpur * Randhir Singh (Sikh) (1878–1961) ...

:* Qualification Round — 173(→ 44th place) ; Skeet *

:* Qualification Round — 186(→ 36th place)

Weightlifting

Men

Wrestling

References

External links

databaseOlympics.comInternational Olympic Committee
Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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