India at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

India
 at the Commonwealth Games
:
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CGF Code = IND
At the 1966 Commonwealth Games
in Kingston, Jamaica
Competitors
Flag bearer Opening:
Closing:
Medals
Rank: 9
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
10
Commonwealth Games history (summary)
British Empire Games
1934 • 1938
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1954 • 1958 • 1966
British Commonwealth Games
1970 • 1974
Commonwealth Games
1978 • 1982 • 1990 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014

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]

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Athletics

India won silver in Mens Hammer Throw, where Praveen Kumar throws Hammer at 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 Mens 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 1 Bronze medals.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight Men Muhammad Nazir Shamrao Sable Peter Michienzi
Bantamweight Men Bishamber 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

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