Nikka Singh
Indian athlete
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National team | India | ||||||||||||||
Born | c. 1911-1933 Bhindran, Nabha State, British India (present day Sangrur district, Punjab, India) | ||||||||||||||
Died | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||
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Nikka Singh was an Indian athlete. He won a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres at the 1951 Asian Games.[1][2][3]
A sports stadium in his native village of Bhindran, Sangrur district, Punjab is named in his honour. [4]
References
- ^ "MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Nikka Singh". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ G.A. Natesan (1951). The Indian Review. G.A. Natesan & Company. p. 224. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Sports stadium built in memory of Asian gold medalist late Nikka Singh inaugurated". Dainik Bhaskar. 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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Asian Games champions in men's 1500 metres
- 1951: Nikka Singh (IND)
- 1954: Choi Yun-chil (KOR)
- 1958: Mahmoud Khaligh Razavi (IRI)
- 1962: Mohinder Singh (IND)
- 1966: Keisuke Sawaki (JPN)
- 1970: Susumu Noro (JPN)
- 1974: Muhammad Younis (PAK)
- 1978: Takashi Ishii (JPN)
- 1982: Falah Naji Jarallah (IRQ)
- 1986: Shuji Oshida (JPN)
- 1990–98: Mohamed Suleiman (QAT)
- 2002: Rashid Ramzi (BRN)
- 2006: Daham Najim Bashir (QAT)
- 2010: Mohammed Shaween (KSA)
- 2014: Mohamad Al-Garni (QAT)
- 2018: Jinson Johnson (IND)
- 2022: Mohamad Al-Garni (QAT)