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Sarwan Singh

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Sarwan Singh
Personal information
Full nameSarwan Singh
NationalityIndian
BornPunjab, British India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTrack and field
Event110 metres hurdles
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's athletics
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Manila Men's 110 m hurdles

Sarwan Singh (born between 1927 and 1929)[a] is a former Indian athlete who competed in the 110 metres hurdles. He won a gold medal at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila in the event.[1] Forgotten for the rest of his life, he is said to have resorted to begging before receiving a pension of 1,500 (US$18).[2]

Singh is also credited for having discovered the athlete Paan Singh Tomar, during his time as a Naik in the Bengal Engineer Group.[3] Upon retiring from service in 1970, he drove taxi for nearly two decades.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  India
1954 Asian Games Manila, Philippines 1st 110 m hurdles 14.70

References

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Notes

  1. ^ India Today, in its article mentions that he was 70 in 1999 and Hindustan Times, 85 in 2012

Citations

  1. ^ Vinayak, Ramesh; Brijnath, Rohit (8 March 1999). "Our forgotten heroes". India Today. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ Anantharaman, Vineet (25 May 2014). "Sarwan Singh, India's forgotten athletics hero". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ Duggal, Saurabh (23 March 2012). "Man who spotted the runner in Pan Singh". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 August 2016.