https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Sriram_SinghSriram Singh - Revision history2026-09-07T01:05:26ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sriram_Singh&diff=166527&oldid=prev2409:4052:2E0B:29A3:6ACE:AFCD:BC12:7A4A: Shriram Singh Ji Shekhawat was born in village Badnagar in Jaipur District Rajasthan2021-06-26T13:02:22Z<p>Shriram Singh Ji Shekhawat was born in village Badnagar in Jaipur District Rajasthan</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox athlete<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Captain|Honorary Captain]]<br />
| name = Sriram Singh<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Padma Shri]]<br />
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| fullname = Sriram Singh Shekhawat<br />
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| nationality = Indian<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|11|14|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = Badnagar, [[Jaipur district|Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], India<br />
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| country = India<br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = [[800 metres]]<br />
| club = [[Rajputana Rifles]]<br />
| pb = 1:45.77 '''[[List of Indian records in athletics|NR]]''' ([[Montreal]] 1976)<br />
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| allegiance = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| branch = {{Army|India}}<br />
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| rank = [[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|25 px]] [[Captain|Honorary Captain]]<br />
| unit = [[Rajputana Rifles]]<br />
| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br />
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}}<br />
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[Athletics at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]]|800 m}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games|1978 Bangkok]]|800 m}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[Athletics at the 1970 Asian Games|1970 Bangkok]]|800 m}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games|1978 Bangkok]]|4×400 m Relay}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[Athletics at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]]|4×400 m Relay}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[1973 Asian Athletics Championships|1973 Manila]]|800m}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[1975 Asian Athletics Championships|1975 Manila]]|400m}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[1975 Asian Athletics Championships|1975 Manila]]|800m}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[1975 Asian Athletics Championships|1975 Manila]]|4×400m Relay}}<br />
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[[Captain|Honorary Captain]] '''Sriram Singh Shekhawat''' (born 14 November 1948) is a former [[India]]n [[middle-distance runner]].<br />
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Sriram Singh joined [[Rajputana Rifles]] in 1968 where he came under the influence of the coach [[Ilyas Babar]]. Babar persuaded him to shift his focus from [[400 meters]] to [[800 meters]].<br />
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In the [[1970 Asian Games]] in [[Bangkok]], he was beaten to the second place in the 800 meters by [[Jimmy Crampton]] of [[Burma]]. Singh was eliminated in the heats of the [[1972 Summer Olympics|Munich Olympics in 1972]] but his time of 1:47.7 bettered Crampton's Asian record. Prior to the competition he had never run on [[all-weather running track|synthetic tracks]]. He improved his time to 1:47.6 to win the gold in the [[1974 Asian Games]].<br />
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The high point of Sriram Singh's career was the 800m race in [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal Olympics]]. The qualifying round, the semifinal and the final were run on successive days. In the first race, he broke his own Asian record with a time of 1:45.86<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115319/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/ATH/mens-800-metres-round-one.html Mens Metres Round One at Sports Reference]</ref> In the semifinal, he came fourth in a time of 1:46.42<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115319/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/ATH/mens-800-metres-semi-finals.html Mens Metres Semi Finals at Sports Reference]</ref><br />
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In the final, Singh made a huge rush from the break at 300 meters to take lead at the bell with a time of 50.85 ahead of [[Cuba]]n [[Alberto Juantorena]]'s 50.90. Juantorena caught up with him around the 550m mark and won in a world record time of 1:43.50. Singh faded away in the home straight to finish seventh with a time of 1:45.77. Juantorena later attributed his world record to Sriram's front running.<br />
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Sriram Singh's time stood as the [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asian record]] until it was broken by [[Lee Jin-il]] in 1994 and as a national record for 42 years until it was broken by [[Jinson Johnson]] in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/jinson-johnson-breaks-sriram-singh-42-year-old-800m-national-record/story-gmvAYDjSEhIjaSONy6UFbK.html|title=Jinson Johnson breaks Sriram Singh 42-year-old 800m national record|date=2018-06-27|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2018-08-31|language=en}}</ref><br />
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In the year 1973, he was awarded the prestigious [[Arjuna Award]], as recognition to his extraordinary achievements in Athletics.<br />
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In the year 1974, he was awarded the prestigious civil award of [[Padma Shri]] as recognition to his contribution to the field of sport.<br />
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He retained his 800 m gold medal in the 1978 Asian Games (1:48.80), but was eliminated in the heats of the same event in the [[1980 Summer Olympics|Moscow Olympics]].<br />
He also won 800m Silver medal in [[1973 Asian Athletics Championships]] and 3 Gold medals for 400 m, 800 m and 4×400 m relay in [[1975 Asian Athletics Championships]].<br />
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Post retirement he has taken up the job of mentoring talented youth in the sport and garners a lot of respect to this day<br />
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==International competitions==<br />
{| {{AchievementTable}}<br />
|-<br />
|1970<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1970 Asian Games|Asian Games]]<br />
|[[Bangkok]], Thailand<br />
|bgcolor="silver"| 2nd<br />
|800 m<br />
|-<br />
|1974<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1974 Asian Games|Asian Games]]<br />
|[[Tehran]], Iran<br />
|bgcolor="gold"| 1st<br />
|800 m<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games|Asian Games]]<br />
|[[Bangkok]], Thailand<br />
|bgcolor="gold"| 1st<br />
|800 m<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
* K. Arumugam and Gulu Ezekiel, ''Great Indian Olympians''<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060630165710/http://sportal.nic.in/legenddetails.asp?sno=587&moduleid=&maincatid=5&subid=0&comid=55 Sports personalities_ Sri Ram Singh Shekawat]<br />
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}<br />
{{Footer Asian Games Champions 800 metres Men}}<br />
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