India competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 41 competitors, 40 men and one woman, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.
Competitors +SportsMenWomenTotalEventsAthletics 7 1 8 9Boxing 3 0 3 3Field hockey 14 0 14 1Shooting 4 0 4 3Sailing 3 0 3 2Weightlifting 1 0 1 1Wrestling 8 0 8 8Total4014127
Medalists
Bronze Charles Cornelius, Manuel Frederick, Ashok Kumar, Michael Kindo, Ganesh Mullera Poovayya, Krishnamurty Perumal, Victor Philips, Harcharan singh, B. P. Govinda, Vece Paes, Ajitpal Singh, Harbinder Singh, Harmik Singh, Kulwant Singh, Mukhbain Singh, 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 Qualification Round — 1.90m (→ did not advance) Men's Shot put Jugraj Singh 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) Chander Narayanan First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Leszek Błażyński (POL), 2:3
Field hockey
Team Roaster
Manuel Frederick Mukhbain Singh Michael Kindo Varinder Singh Ajitpal Singh Harmik Singh Ganesh Mollerapoovayya Harbinder Singh Kulwant Singh Ashok Kumar Harcharan Singh Charles Cornelius Krishnamurty Perumal Govinda Billimogaputtaswamy Victor Philips Vece Paes
Preliminary round Pool B
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)
Trap Karni Singh Qualification Round — 180(→ 34th place)
Trap Randhir Singh Qualification Round — 173(→ 44th place)
Skeet Karni Singh Qualification Round — 186(→ 36th place)
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventMilitary pressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank123123123Anil Mondal– 51.65 kg85.090.095.080.085.090.0107.5112.5117.5297.511
Wrestling
References
External links databaseOlympics.com International Olympic Committee