Afghanistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Afghanistan at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAFG
NOCAfghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Mexico City, Mexico
12 – 27 October 1968
Competitors5 in 1 sport
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
The Afghan delegation during the opening ceremony, in the background behind the marching West German delegation. Estadio Olímpico Universitario, 12 October 1968.

Afghanistan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

They fielded five competitors, all wrestlers, and all men.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Wrestling 5 0 5
Total 5 0 5

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ahmad Djan −57 kg  Sükhbaatar (MGL)
L 1-3
 Talebi (IRI)
L 1-3
did not advance 15
Mohammad Ebrahimi −63 kg  Tedeyev (URS)
L 1-3
 Natsagdori (MGL)
D Draw
did not advance 14
Aka-Jahan Dastagir −70 kg  Pająk (POL)
L Fall
 Buzás (HUN)
DQ
did not advance 21
Kayum Ayub −78 kg  Momeni (IRI)
L 0.5-3.5
 Heinze (GDR)
L DQ
did not advance 17
Ghulam Dastagir −87 kg  Graffigna (ARG)
L 1-3
 Gardzhev (BUL)
L Fall
did not advance 19

References

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