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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 hockey team won India's first gold medal in the Olympics at Amsterdam. [14] This was the first gold medal won by any nation from Asia at the modern Olympic Games. [15] [16] For the 1932 Games, the Indian contingent consisted of the field hockey team and five athletes. [17]
In the Olympic Games up until 1936, athletes from modern-day Pakistan participated as part of the team from British India.Several gold medalists for India in field hockey were born in what became Pakistan, including Muhammad Aslam (), Lal Shah Bokhari (1932), Sayed Jaffar (1932 and 1936), Ali Dara (1936) and Peter Paul Fernandes (1936).
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
Americans would finish 1-2 in the women's individual foil as well, with Lee Kiefer defeating Lauren Scruggs 15-6 to defend her 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medal. She's the first American woman and ...
The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad (German: Spiele der XX. Olympiade) and officially branded as Munich 1972 (German: München 1972; Bavarian: Minga 1972), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.