Afghanistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Afghanistan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

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.

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

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Wrestling505
Total505

Wrestling

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Men's freestyle
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Final / 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 advance15
Mohammad Ebrahimi−63 kg  Tedeyev (URS)
L 1-3
 Natsagdori (MGL)
D Draw
did not advance14
Aka-Jahan Dastagir−70 kg  Pająk (POL)
L Fall
 Buzás (HUN)
DQ
did not advance21
Kayum Ayub−78 kg  Momeni (IRI)
L 0.5-3.5
 Heinze (GDR)
L DQ
did not advance17
Ghulam Dastagir−87 kg  Graffigna (ARG)
L 1-3
 Gardzhev (BUL)
L Fall
did not advance19

References

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