title: Afghanistan at the 1972 Summer Olympics
text: # Afghanistan at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  
  Afghanistan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany from August 26, 1972, to September 11, 1972. They sent eight athletes who all competed in wrestling.
  
  ## Wrestling
  
  ### Men's freestyle
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Mohammad Arref | −52 kg | Alakhverdiyev (URS) L 1-3 | Kato (JPN) L 0-4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 18 |
  | Ghulam Sideer | −57 kg | Darlev (YUG) W Fall | Ramos (CUB) L 1-3 | Nath (IND) L Fall | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 14 |
  | Ahmad Djan | −62 kg | Kiyoshi Abe (JPN) L 0.5-3.5 | Tanner (SUI) W 3-1 | Weisenberger (FRG) L 1-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 15 |
  | Shakar Khan Shakar | −74 kg | Jan Karlsson (SWE) L Fall | Yaghoud (PAK) D Draw | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 18 |
  | Ghulam Dastagir | −82 kg | Elmgren (SWE) L Fall | Wypiorczyk (POL) L Fall | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 23 |
  
  ### Men's Greco-Roman
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Alam Mir | −57 kg | Kazakov (URS) L 0.5-3.5 | Čović (YUG) L Fall | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 23 |
  | Mohammad Ebrahimi | −62 kg | Mygiakis (GRE) L Fall | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 19 |
  | Djan-Aka Djan | −68 kg | Weirum (DEN) L 1-3 | Bremauntz (MEX) W Fall | Schöndorfer (FRG) L Fall | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 11 |
  