India competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 41 competitors, 40 men and 1 woman, took part in 27 events in 7 sports. Competitors 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 Hockey 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 Wrestling References External links databaseOlympics.com International Olympic Committee Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics 1972 Summer Olympics