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 wrestlers, all men.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Wrestling 505
Total505

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

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