Sachin Nag


Sachin Nag (Bengali: শচীন নাগ; 5 July 1920 – 19 August 1987) was an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] He also competed in the water polo at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the first gold medal for India in the Asian Games when he won it in men's 100 metre freestyle swimming at the 1951 Asian Games in Delhi.

Sachin Nag
শচীন নাগ
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Sachin Nag
Born(1920-07-05)5 July 1920
Died19 August 1987(1987-08-19) (aged 67)
NationalityIndian
OccupationSwimmer
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sachin Nag
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's Swimming
Gold medal – first place 1951 Asian Games 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Asian Games 4x100 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Asian Games 3x100 m medley relay

ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sachin Nag Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

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