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{{short description|Indian long-distance runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
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| name = Shivnath Singh
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|07|11}}
| birth_place = Majharia, [[Buxar]], India
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| death_place = [[Jamshedpur]], India
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| pb = '''10000 m''': 28:58.1 (1978)<ref>{{World Athletics|id=14352941}}</ref><br />'''marathon''': 2:12:00 (1978)''' [[Indian records in athletics|NR]]'''
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'''Shivnath Singh''' (July 11, 1946 – June 6, 2003) was one of the greatest [[long-distance runners]] that India has produced. Singh represented India twice in the Asian games and twice at the [[Summer Olympics]] (1976 and 1980). He was born in Majharia, [[Buxar]], [[Bihar]] in India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Remembering Shivnath Singh, India's Greatest Marathon Runner |url=https://thewire.in/sport/remembering-shivnath-singh-indias-greatest-marathon-runner |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=The Wire}}</ref> He joined the [[Indian Army]] in the [[Bihar Regiment]] and rose to the rank of [[Junior commissioned officer|Naib Subedar]].<ref name=":0" /> He died on 6 June 2003 at [[Jamshedpur]], India after a prolonged illness.<ref name="death"/> He still holds India's national record for the [[marathon]] which he set in 1978.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shivnath Singh was a brave runner with a heart of gold |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Shivnath-Singh-was-a-brave-runner-with-a-heart-of-gold/articleshow/11983.cms? |newspaper=The Times of India |date=7 June 2003 |publisher=TOI |accessdate=25 November 2018}}</ref> It is the longest standing Indian athletics record.

==Career==
He represented India at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] and placed 11th in the [[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon|1976 Olympic Men's Marathon]].<ref name="death">{{cite web |title=A great distance runner is no more |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2003/06/07/stories/2003060705211800.htm |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=2003-06-07 |accessdate=25 November 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He dropped out of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympic Men's Marathon]] in Moscow.

Shivnath Singh competed barefoot throughout his running career.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/shivnath-singh-was-a-brave-runner-with-a-heart-of-gold/articleshow/11983.cms |title=Shivnath Singh was a brave runner with a heart of gold |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 June 2003 |access-date=6 July 2017 |archive-date=14 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414010308/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Shivnath-Singh-was-a-brave-runner-with-a-heart-of-gold/articleshow/11983.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> He holds the Indian [[National records in the marathon|national marathon record]] with a best time (2:12:00), a feat that he achieved in [[Jalandhar]] in 1978.<ref name="death"/>

==Achievements==
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!colspan="6"|Representing {{IND}}
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|rowspan=2|1973
|rowspan=2|[[1973 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championship]]
|rowspan=2|[[Marikina]], Philippines
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|5000 m
|[[1973 Asian Athletics Championships|14:17.0]]
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|10000 m
|[[1973 Asian Athletics Championships|29:54.8]]
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|rowspan=2|1975
|rowspan=2|[[1975 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championship]]
|rowspan=2|[[Seoul]], South Korea
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|5000 m
|[[1975 Asian Athletics Championships|14:01.2]]
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|10000 m
|[[1975 Asian Athletics Championships|29:14.6]]
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|1976
|[[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Montréal, Canada]]
|11th
|Marathon
|[[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|2:16:22]]
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|1978
|Jalandhar Marathon
|[[Jalandhar]], India
|bgcolor=gold|{{gold1}} '''[[Indian records in athletics|NR]]'''
|Marathon
|2:12:00<ref name="shivath sp.ked article">{{cite web |title=Shivnath Singh: India's lion-hearted runner |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/shivnath-singh-lion-hearted-runner-india |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=5 March 2014 |publisher=sportskeeda |accessdate=25 November 2018}}</ref>
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|1980
|[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Moscow]], Soviet Union
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|Marathon
|[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|DNF]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071117092536/http://www.indianathletics.org/results/olympics.html Olympic results for India including Shivnath Singh in the listings]
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/11983.cms Singh's obituary at Times of India]
*[http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/jun/06shivnath.htm Singh's obituary at Rediff India Abroad]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120116/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/shivnath-singh-1.html sports-reference]
*[https://archive.today/20130125044623/http://www.hindu.com/2003/06/07/stories/2003060705211800.htm Singh's obituary at The Hindu Online Edition, 7 June 2003]
*[http://info.indiatimes.com/ebook/080603/jun08.pdf Singh's obituary at Sunday Times of India, 8 June 2003]

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[[Category:1946 births]]
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[[Category:Athletes from Bihar]]
[[Category:Indian men marathon runners]]
[[Category:Indian men long-distance runners]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games athletes for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Asian Athletics Championships medalists]]

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