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	'''~~Balkrishan~~ Akotkar''' (born 1 July 1937) is an Indian [[long-distance track event\|long-distance runner]]. He competed in the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon\|marathon]] at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference \|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/balkrishan-akotkar-1.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033704/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/balkrishan-akotkar-1.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=18 April 2020 \|title=Balkrishan Akotkar Olympic Results \|access-date=6 May 2017}}</ref>		'''Balkrishna Akotkar'''<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Akotkar BALAKRISHNA\|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/akotkar-balakrishna\|access-date=9 June 2021\|website=Olympics.com}}</ref> (born 1 July 1937) is an Indian [[long-distance track event\|long-distance runner]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71371 \|title=Balkrishan Akotkar \|work=Olympedia \|access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref> He competed in the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon\|marathon]] at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference \|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/balkrishan-akotkar-1.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033704/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/balkrishan-akotkar-1.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=18 April 2020 \|title=Balkrishan Akotkar Olympic Results \|access-date=6 May 2017}}</ref>

			He stood 33rd in the marathon event at the 1964 Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Williams\|first=Joe\|date=21 June 2012\|title=Olympics memories: It was the first time I flew in a plane, says Balkrishna Akotkar\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-olympics-memories-it-was-the-first-time-i-flew-in-a-plane-says-balkrishna-akotkar-1704679\|access-date=9 June 2021\|website=DNA India\|language=en}}</ref> Post his retirement from sports, he has been monumental in development of future athletes. He has headed a committee for the selection of male and female athletes to represent Maharashtra state in the National Cross Country Championship<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Staff\|date=15 January 2008\|title=Federation Cup National Cross Country meet in Nagpur from Feb 2\|url=https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/federation-cup-national-cross-country-meet-in-nagpur-from-feb-2-053327.html?story=2\|access-date=9 June 2021\|website=www.mykhel.com\|language=en}}</ref>

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| event = Marathon
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'''Balkrishan Akotkar''' (born 1 July 1937) is an Indian [[long-distance track event|long-distance runner]]. He competed in the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|marathon]] at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/balkrishan-akotkar-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033704/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/balkrishan-akotkar-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Balkrishan Akotkar Olympic Results |access-date=6 May 2017}}</ref>

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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Indian male long-distance runners]]
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[[Category:Olympic athletes of India]]
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