Milkha Singh
20 November 1929 – 18 June 2021
Milkha Singh was an Indian sprinter, known as the Flying Sikh, who took up athletics after joining the Indian Army. He won gold medals at the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games and at the 1958 Commonwealth Games, and finished fourth in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He later worked as director of sports in Punjab.
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Life events
Born in a village in the Punjab region of British India.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMembers of his family were killed in the violence of 1947 and he travelled to Delhi as a refugee.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEnlisted after several attempts and began training as a runner in the Electrical Mechanical Engineering corps.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis first Olympic appearance, in which he was eliminated in the early rounds.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTook the 200 metres and 400 metres titles at the 1958 Asian Games.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBecame the first Indian athlete to win an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMissed a medal by a narrow margin in a race that set a new Olympic record.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgNirmal Kaur captained the Indian women's volleyball team.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTook titles in the 400 metres and the 4 x 400 metres relay.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDied of complications from COVID-19 at the age of 91.
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