Nitendra Singh Rawat

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Nitendra Singh Rawat
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Personal information
NicknameNitin
NationalityIndian
Born (1986-09-29) 29 September 1986 (age 37)
Garur, Uttarakhand
Height5' 8'' (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
Sport Marathon
Medal record
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Guwahati Marathon

Nitendra Singh Rawat (born 29 September 1986) is an Indian marathon runner. He was selected to represent India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's marathon along with Gopi T. and Kheta Ram. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Nitendra Singh". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. Avlani, Shrenik (19 August 2016). "Rio Olympics: India's marathon test at the Games". Livemint. Retrieved 25 January 2020.