Hari Chand (1 April 1953 – 13 June 2022) 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. 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. He ran barefoot in Montreal.
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." He was awarded the Arjuna award for athletics in 1975.
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.
- ^ Hari Chand, "India's Long-Distance Running Legend," Dies Aged 69
- ^ Surendra betters record - The Hindu
- ^ "Olympic results for India including Hari Chand in the listings". Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
- ^ Our Special Correspondent (7 June 2003). "A great distance runner is no more". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Shivnath Singh was a brave runner with a heart of gold". The Times of India. 7 June 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Arjuna awardee". indianathletics.in.
External links※
- 1953 births
- 2022 deaths
- Indian male long-distance runners
- Indian male marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Asian Athletics Championships winners