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India at the 1972 Summer Olympics; IOC code: IND: NOC: Indian Olympic Association: Website: olympic.ind.in: in Munich; Competitors: 41 (40 men, 1 woman) in 7 sports: Flag bearer : D.N. Devine Jones: Medals Ranked 43rd: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1: Summer Olympics appearances
The Soviet Union won the most gold medals, with 50, and the most overall medals, with 99. [21] North Korea and Uganda won their nations' first Summer Olympic gold medals, which was the first medal of any kind for North Korea. [7] [22] Colombia and Niger also won their nations' first Olympic medals of any kind. [23] [24]
India and Pakistan first participated at the 1900 and 1948 Olympic Games respectively. [3] [4] [5] India has outranked Pakistan in all editions of the Olympic Games, except on seven occasions (1960, 1968, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 2024), when Pakistan finished higher in the medal tally. [6] As of 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Arshad Nadeem made history for Pakistan as the first ever individual gold medalist for the country with an Olympic record throw in javelin:
Arshad Nadeem took the top spot in javelin last week in the Paris Games, becoming the first Pakistani to win an individual gold medal in the country’s history.
Pakistan at the 1972 Summer Olympics; IOC code: PAK: NOC: National Olympic Committee of Pakistan: Website: nocpakistan.org: in Munich; Competitors: 28 in 5 sports: Flag bearer : Mohammad Asad Malik: Medals Ranked 33rd: Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1: Summer Olympics appearances
Neeraj Chopra of India on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's javelin at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games on August 7, 2021 in Tokyo. - Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty Images
The Pakistan Olympic Association was created in 1948, while the Pakistan Sports Board was established in 1962.. Pakistan first participated in the Olympic Games in 1948 in London, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union.