Afghanistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Afghanistan at the Olympic Games

Flag of Afghanistan
IOC code  AFG
NOC Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors 5 in 1 sport
Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
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Afghanistan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

They fielded five wrestlers, all men.

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Wrestling

Men's freestyle bantamweight (57 kg)

  • Jan Ahmad
  • Round 1 — fought Sukhbaatar Bazaryn of Mongolia
  • Round 2 — fought Abutaleb Gorgori of Iran

Men's freestyle featherweight (63 kg)

  • Mohammed Ibrahim
  • Round 1 — fought Elkan Tedeev of the Soviet Union
  • Round 2 — fought Natsagdorj Teedendambaa of Mongolia
  • Round 3 — DNS

Men's freestyle lightweight (70 kg)

  • Akha Dastagir
  • Round 1 — fought Janusz Pajak of Poland
  • Round 2 — fought Karoly Buzas of Hungary

Men's freestyle welterweight (78 kg)

  • Kayub Ayum

Men's freestyle middleweight (87 kg)

  • Gulam Dastagir
  • Round 1 — fought Julio Graffigna of Argentina
  • Round 2 — fought Prodane Gardjev of Bulgaria

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