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| name = Somnath Chopra<br />
| full_name = Somnath Singh Chopra<br />
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| birth_date = 1915<br />
| birth_place = [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], British India<br />
| death_date = 13 April {{death year and age|1988|1915}}<br />
| death_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<br />
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| nationality = Indian <br />
| sport = Athletics<br/>Volleyball<br />
| event = Hammer throw<br/>Discus throw<br/>Javelin throw<br />
| club = Patiala<br />
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'''Somnath "Nat" Singh Chopra''' (1915 &ndash; 13 April 1988) was an Indian [[Sport of athletics|athlete]] and volleyball player who represented the [[India men's national volleyball team|India national volleyball team]].<ref name="oly">{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71445 |title=Nat Singh Somnath |work=Olympedia |accessdate=18 October 2020}}</ref> He competed in the [[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|men's hammer throw]] at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/nat-singh-somnath-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115922/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/nat-singh-somnath-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Nat Singh Somnath Olympic Results |accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
===Athletics===<br />
Chopra participated in the Punjab championships during the 1930s and was among the top athletic competitors. He held national records in hammer throw from 1938 to 1955 and discus throw from 1945 to 1952. He also competed in javelin throw. He was part of the Indian contingent in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], where he participated in the hammer throw event, but did not advance past the qualifying rounds.<br />
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/Olympic/1948/Men_Hammer_Throw.html |title=Men Hammer Throw Athletics XIV Olympic Games London 1948 - Saturday 31.07 |website=todor66.com |access-date=19 November 2025 }}</ref> He won the silver medal in the hammer throw at the [[1951 Asian Games]] in New Delhi.<ref name="oly"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm |title=ASIAN GAMES |website=gbrathletics.com |access-date=19 November 2025 }}</ref><ref name="atlist">{{cite web|url=https://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Asian-Games-1951-New-Delhi.pdf|title=Athletics Results - 1951 Asian Games}}</ref><br />
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===Volleyball===<br />
Chopra also participated in volleyball where he captained the [[India men's national volleyball team|India]] side at the [[1952 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship]] held at [[Moscow]]. India finished at seventh place out of eleven nations.<ref name="oly"/><br />
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[[Category:1915 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Indian men hammer throwers]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic athletes for India]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Jalandhar]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games athletes for India]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)]]<br />
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