| India at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 25 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 42nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
India competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 11 events in 5 sports. They won one bronze medal. [1]
| Sports | Men | Women | Total | Events |
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| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Field hockey | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
Field hockey, Men's Team Competition. Team members:
Men's Hammer Throw
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  West Germany | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Spain | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Belgium | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | |
| 6 |  East Germany | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Japan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Mexico (H) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 |
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1 The match was abandoned in the 55th minute with the score 0-0 after the Japanese team laid down their sticks and walked off the pitch to protest the awarding of a penalty stroke to India. India were awarded the match 5-0.
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Two shooters represented India in 1968.
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Round 7 Result | Rank |
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| Sudesh Kumar | −52 kg |  Boris Dimovski (YUG)WOs |  Gustavo Ramírez (GUA)WVT |  Wanelge Castillo (PAN)LPt | Bye |  Richard Sanders (USA)LVT | did not advance | 6 | |
| Bishambar Singh | −57 kg | Bye |  Herbert Singerman (CAN)WOs |  Hasan Sevinç (TUR)WPt | Donald Behm (USA) LOs | Yojiro Uetake (JPN) LOs | did not advance | - | |
| Udey Chand | −70 kg | Angel Aldama (GUA) WVT |  Klaus Rost (FRG)WPt |  Roger Till (GBR)WVT |  Francisco Lebeque (CUB)LVT |  Abdollah Movahed (IRN)LPt | did not advance | 6 | |
| Mukhtiar Singh | −78 kg |  Yury Shakhmuradov (URS)LVT | Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) LVT | did not advance | — | - | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Rank |
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| Sudesh Kumar | −52 kg |  Mohamed Karmous (MAR)Draw |  Imre Alker (HUN)LVT | did not advance | - | |||
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