1960 Summer Olympics / Participant (Afghanistan)

AFG

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Afghanistan took part in the Olympic Games for the fourth timeat the 1960 Summer Olympics in the Italian capital Rome . The delegation consisted of twelve athletes who competed in athletics and wrestling.

Participants by sport

athletics

• Abdul Ghafar Ghafoori

  Men, 4 × 100 m relay → eliminated fourth in the preliminary (44.4 s)

• Abdul Hadi Shekaib

  Men, 100 m → eliminated as seventh in the preliminary (11.6 s)

  Men, 4 × 100 m relay → eliminated fourth in the preliminary (44.4 s)

• Abdul Hakim Wardak

  Men, 110 m hurdles → withdrawn

  Men, javelin throwing → eliminated as 28th of the qualification (54.20 m)

• Zaid Ali Ahmed Yusuf

  Men, 200 m → eliminated as sixth in the lead (23.1 s)

  Men, 4 × 100 m relay → eliminated fourth in the preliminary (44.4 s)

• Syed Habib Zareef

  Men, 400 m → eliminated as seventh in the run-up (53.8 s)

  Men, 4 × 100 m relay → eliminated fourth in the preliminary (44.4 s)

Wrestling

• Sultan Mohamad Dost

  Men, freestyle, welterweight (- 73 kg) → 2nd round

• Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga

  Men, freestyle, light heavyweight (- 87 kg) → 2nd round

• Mohamad Ibrahim Kederi

  Men, freestyle, featherweight (- 62 kg) → 2nd round

• Faiz Mohammed Askar

  Men, freestyle, flyweight (- 52 kg) → 2nd round

• Amir Jan Khalunder

  Men, freestyle, lightweight (- 67 kg) → 2nd round

• Mohamad Asif Khokan

  Men, freestyle, middleweight (- 79 kg) → 3rd round

• Nizamuddin Subhani

  Men, freestyle, heavyweight (over 87 kg) → 2nd round

Footnotes

1. ↑ The Olympic report also lists Zada ​​Ghulam H. Asker, who, however, did not start.

Web links

• 1960 Afghan Olympic team in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )