India at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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]

India at the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF codeIND
CGAIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.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

Athletics

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

Badminton

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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

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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

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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
Flyweight Men Muhammad Nazir   Shamrao Sable   Peter Michienzi  
Bantamweight Men Bishambar Singh   Kevin McGrath   Muhammad Saeed  
Featherweight Men Muhammad Akhtar   Randhawa Singh   Albert Aspen  
Lightweight Men Mukhtiar Singh   Ray Lougheed   Tony Greig 
Welterweight Men Muhammad Bashir   Richard Bryant   Hukum Singh  
Middleweight Men Muhammad Faiz   Sébastien Donison   Michael Benarik  
Light Heavyweight Men Robert Chamberot   Wallace Booth   Bishwanath Singh  
Heavyweight Men Bhim Singh   Ikram Ilahi   Denis McNamara  

References

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  1. ^ "Home". thecgf.com.
  2. ^ "India Kingston 1966". Retrieved 15 October 2022.