| Name(s) |
MILKHA SINGH |
| Date of
Birth |
October 08, 1935 |
|
Identity |
Former Indian track
and field sprinter - popularly known as Flying Sikh. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1958: He won the gold medal
in 440 yards race at commonwealth games at Cardiff. (He
was the only Indian athlete to win an individual athletics
gold medal at a Commonwealth Games until Krishna Poonia won
the discus gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games).
- 1958: Asian Games, Tokyo -
He won two gold medals - one for 200m and another for 400 m
race.
- 1962: Asian games, Jakarta
- He won two gold medals - one for 400m and another for
4x400 m relay.
- 1964: National Games of
India, Calcutta - He won silver medal in 400m race.
- September 06, 1960: Though
he broke the Olympic record for 400m race, yet he lost the
bronze.
- He has been the most celebrated olympian
non-medalist sportsman.
|
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- Also
known as The Flying Sikh, he is a former Indian track and field
sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the
Indian Army.
- He was the only Indian male athlete to win an
individual athletics gold medal at a Commonwealth Games until
Vikas Gowda won the discus gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth
Games.
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|
Awards & Accolades |
PADMA SHRI |
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