Afghanistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Afghanistan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Afghanistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AFG
NOC	Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Mexico City, Mexico 12 – 27 October 1968
Competitors	5 in 1 sport
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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The Afghan delegation during the opening ceremony, in the background behind the marching West German delegation. Estadio Olímpico Universitario, 12 October 1968.

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

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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

• Official Olympic Reports
  • Part Three: Results