Hari Chand

This article is about the Indian runner. For the town in Pakistan, see Harichand.

Hari Chand

Hari Chand Indian 2-time Olympian
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Seoul 10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Seoul 5000 m
Hari Chand (1 April 1953 -13 June 2022).

Hari Chand (1 April 1953 – 13 June 2022)[1] was an Indian long-distance runner. In the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he came eighth in the heats of the 10,000 metre run with a time of 28:48.7. This however was a national record for an Indian athlete and was only beaten 32 years later by Surendra Singh.[2] In the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow he came 10th in the heats of the 10,000 meter run. He also came 22nd in the 1980 Olympic Men's Marathon.[3] He ran barefoot in Montreal.[4]

Hari Chand and his contemporary Shivnath Singh were rivals, the rivalry had begun in national events in India, Chand went on to beat Singh in several races of the Asian Championships in 1973 and 1975.[5] He was awarded the Arjuna award for athletics in 1975.[6]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  India
1975 Asian Championships Seoul, South Korea 2nd 5,000 m
1st 10,000 m
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 10,000 m
1978 Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st 5,000 m
1st 10,000 m
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 31st Marathon

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hari Chand". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  1. ^ Hari Chand, India's Long-Distance Running Legend, Dies Aged 69
  2. ^ Surendra betters record - The Hindu
  3. ^ "Olympic results for India including Hari Chand in the listings". Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  4. ^ Our Special Correspondent. "Hari Chand, two-time Olympian and Asian Games gold medallist, dies". Olympics.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Shivnath Singh was a brave runner with a heart of gold". The Times of India. 7 June 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Arjuna awardee". indianathletics.in.