India at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

This was the 5th time India participated in Commonwealth Games. Probably the Best Commonwealth Games for India so far, in terms of Medals won. India participated in most sports this time, involving, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Weightlifting and Wrestling. [1]

India at the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF codeIND
CGAIndian Olympic Association
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in Kingston, Jamaica
Flag bearerOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
10
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

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 L. 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.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
FlyweightMenMuhammad Nazir Shamrao Sable Peter Michienzi
BantamweightMenBishamber Singh Kevin McGrath Muhammad Saeed
FeatherweightMenMuhammad Akhtar Randhawa Singh Albert Aspen
LightweightMenMukhtiar Singh Ray Lougheed Tony Greig
WelterweightMenMuhammad Bashir Richard Bryant Hukum Singh
MiddleweightMenMuhammad Faiz Sébastien Donison Michael Benarik
Light HeavyweightMenRobert Chamberot Wallace Booth Bishwanath Singh
HeavyweightMenBhim Singh Ikram Ilahi Denis McNamara

References
  1. http://www.thecgf.com
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