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{{Infobox athlete<br />
| name = Sarwan Singh<br />
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| fullname = Sarwan Singh<br />
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| birth_place = [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = [[110 metres hurdles]]<br />
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| country = India<br />
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}<br />
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{{MedalGold|[[1954 Asian Games|1954 Manila]]|[[Athletics at the 1954 Asian Games|Men's 110 m hurdles]]}}<br />
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'''Sarwan Singh''' (born between 1927 and 1929){{efn|''India Today'', in its article mentions that he was 70 in 1999 and ''Hindustan Times'', 85 in 2012}} is a former Indian [[Track and field|athlete]] who competed in the [[110 metres hurdles]]. He won a gold medal at the [[1954 Asian Games]] in [[Manila]] in the event.<ref name="it1">{{cite web|last1=Vinayak|first1=Ramesh|last2=Brijnath|first2=Rohit|title=Our forgotten heroes|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19990308-forgotten-and-ignored-sports-heroes-who-did-india-proud-left-to-fend-for-their-livelihood-780359-1999-03-07|publisher=India Today|access-date=15 August 2016|date=8 March 1999}}</ref> Forgotten for the rest of his life, he is said to have resorted to begging before receiving a pension of {{INRConvert|1500}}.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Anantharaman|first1=Vineet|title=Sarwan Singh, India's forgotten athletics hero|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/forgotten-heroes-india-sarwan-singh-athletics|publisher=sportskeeda.com|accessdate=15 August 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527230310/http://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/forgotten-heroes-india-sarwan-singh-athletics|archivedate=27 May 2014|date=25 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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Singh is also credited for having discovered the athlete [[Paan Singh Tomar]], during his time as a [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] in the [[Bengal Engineer Group]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Duggal|first1=Saurabh|title=Man who spotted the runner in Pan Singh|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/man-who-spotted-the-runner-in-pan-singh/story-yaklYZ72W4s5ooh26WILcN.html|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=15 August 2016|date=23 March 2012}}</ref> Upon retiring from service in 1970, he drove taxi for nearly two decades.<br />
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==Achievements==<br />
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}<br />
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!colspan="6"|Representing {{IND}}<br />
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|1954<br />
|[[1954 Asian Games|Asian Games]] <br />
|[[Manila, Philippines]]<br />
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1954 Asian Games|110 m hurdles]]<br />
|14.70<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Asian Games Champions Athletics 110 m Hurdles Men}}<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1920s births]]<br />
[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]]<br />
[[Category:Indian men hurdlers]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes from Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games athletes for India]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]</div>Peter05220035516