India at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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India at the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Flag of India.svg
CGF code IND
CGA Indian Olympic Association
Website olympic.ind.in
in Kingston, Jamaica
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
10
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

This was the fifth time India participated in Commonwealth Games. India participated in most sports this time, involving, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Weightlifting and Wrestling. [1] [2]

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Athletics

India won silver in Men's Hammer Throw, where Praveen Kumar (actor) threw Hammer to a distance of 60.13m.

Badminton

Dinesh Khanna won first medal in Badminton for India in Commonwealth Games. He won Bronze medal. Gold and Silver was won by Malaysian players.

Weightlifting

India won Silver in Weightlifting too. In Men's 60 kg Combined, Mohon Lal Ghosh won silver. Arun K. Das, placed himself 5th in same event.

Wrestling

The Medal hunt in Wrestling continues for India in this games too. India won all three Gold medals this year in Wrestling only, with additional 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.

EventGoldSilverBronze
FlyweightMenMuhammad Nazir Flag of Pakistan.svg Shamrao Sable Flag of India.svg Peter Michienzi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
BantamweightMen Bishambar Singh Flag of India.svg Kevin McGrath Flag of Australia (converted).svg Muhammad Saeed Flag of Pakistan.svg
FeatherweightMenMuhammad Akhtar Flag of Pakistan.svg Randhawa Singh Flag of India.svg Albert Aspen Flag of England.svg
LightweightMen Mukhtiar Singh Flag of India.svg Ray Lougheed Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tony Greig Flag of New Zealand.svg
WelterweightMenMuhammad Bashir Flag of Pakistan.svg Richard Bryant Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hukum Singh Flag of India.svg
MiddleweightMenMuhammad Faiz Flag of Pakistan.svg Sébastien Donison Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Benarik Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Light HeavyweightMenRobert Chamberot Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wallace Booth Flag of Scotland.svg Bishwanath Singh Flag of India.svg
HeavyweightMen Bhim Singh Flag of India.svg Ikram Ilahi Flag of Pakistan.svg Denis McNamara Flag of England.svg

References

  1. "Home". thecgf.com.
  2. "India Kingston 1966" . Retrieved 15 October 2022.[ permanent dead link ]