Gurbachan Singh (athlete)

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Gurbachan Singh
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event
5000 metres

Gurbachan Singh was an Indian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics. [1]

He set a provincial record at the Punjab Olympic Trials held in Lahore in January 1928. He represented the Intermediate College in Lyallpur at the time. He won the mile race in 4 minutes and 41 seconds, besting Kundan Lal's record by two seconds. He won the 5 mile race in 27 minutes, a 1 minute and 26 seconds faster than the previous record held by Ata Elahi. [2]

Singh attended the Government College University Faisalabad in Faisalabad, Pakistan. He was from Punjab, India. [3]

He and other members of India's 1928 Olympic team signed a photograph of team members. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gurbachan Singh Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ↑ https://ibb.co/Df0ZYD0Q
  3. ↑ "Times of India". Times of India . 30 January 1938. p. 13.
  4. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=nTM_eDNYzI0C&pg=PA26-IA4&dq=gurbachan+1928+olympics&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjf_sy_qI2QAxWARTABHfb8JPIQ6AF6BAgJEAM


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