Hari Chand
Hari Chand (born April 1, 1953) is an Indian former long-distance runner. He is one of the few great distance runners that India has produced. In the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he came eighth in the 10,000 metre run with a time of 28:48.72, this however was a national record for an Indian athlete and was only beaten 32 years later by Surendra Singh.[1] In the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow he came 10th in the 10,000 metre run. He also came 22nd in the 1980 Olympic Men's Marathon.[2] He ran barefoot in Montreal.[3]
Hari Chand and his contemporary Shivnath Singh were rivals, the rivalry had begun in national events in India, Chand went on to beat Singh in several races of the Asian Championships in 1973 and 1975.[4]
International competitionsEdit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  India
| ||||
| 1975 | Asian Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 2nd | 5,000 m |
| 1st | 10,000 m | |||
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | - | 10,000 m |
| 1978 | Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | 5,000 m |
| 1st | 10,000 m | |||
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 31st | Marathon |
ReferencesEdit
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hari Chand". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ↑ Surendra betters record - The Hindu
- ↑ "Olympic results for India including Hari Chand in the listings". Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
- ↑ Our Special Correspondent (7 June 2003). "A great distance runner is no more". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 November 2017.[dead link]
- ↑ Shivnath Singh was a brave runner with a heart of gold
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