Khushi Ram (gymnast)

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Khushi Ram
Born(1916-01-15)15 January 1916
Gurdaspur, Punjab, British India
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Flag of India.svg India

Khushi Ram (born 15 January 1916) [1] was an Indian artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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Career

At 36 years old, Ram represented India at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Ram and Vir Singh were the first gymnasts to represent India at the Olympics. Ram finished last in the individual all-around out of the 185 competitors. Ram and Singh finished in the bottom five on all the apparatuses. [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Khushi Ram Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Saikia, Arunabh (24 September 2016). "Inside the murky world of Indian gymnastics". Mint . Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "The 10 Gymnasts Who Represented India At Olympics Before Dipa Karmakar". ScoopWhoop . 20 April 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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