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- He is known in his acting career as Norman Trevor.
- He was an athlete from India who went on to star in
Hollywood and on the Broadway stage.
- He was born in Calcutta to British parents, viz. George
Petersen Pritchard and Helen Maynard Pritchard.
- He was the first Indian-born athlete to
participate in the Olympic Games. He was also the first
athlete from India and first athlete representing an Asian
nation to win an Olympic medal. He won two silver medals at
the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, in the 200 metres and 200
metres hurdles.
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