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A. G. Milkha Singh
Indian cricketer
Amritsar Govindsingh Milkha Singh (pronunciationⓘ) (31 December 1941 – 10 November 2017) was an Indian Test cricketer.[1] Milkha Singh was a left-handed batsman and an occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He came from a famous cricketing family which also produced A. G. Ram Singh and his more successful brother A. G. Kripal Singh.
He was a brilliant schoolboy cricketer and his exploits led to a first-class debut at the age of 16. He represented South Zone Schools in the interzonal Cooch Behar Trophy and scored 114 in the final against West Zone. This led to the vice captaincy of the Indian Schools that toured Ceylon that year. Milkha, who studied at Loyola College, Chennai, was twice voted the best collegiate cricketer and represented university and state.
He played four Test matches. He made his debut in 1959–60 against the Australians, toured Pakistan in 1960-61 and played one Test against England in 1961–62. In the Test against England, the Indian team also included A.G. Kripal Singh and Vaman Kumar, the only instanc
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Milkha Singh
Indian athlete (1929–2021)
For the Indian Test cricketer, see A. G. Milkha Singh.
Milkha Singh (20 November 1929 – 18 June 2021),[a][2] also known as "The Flying Sikh", was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. He has won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Singh was awarded the Padma Shri in 1959, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements.
The race for which Singh was best remembered is his fourth-place finish in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Olympic Games, which he had entered as one of the favourites. He led the race till the 200m mark before easing off, allowing others to pass him. Various records were broken in the race, which required a photo-finish and saw American Otis Davis being
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The first great athletics champion from India, Milkha Singh, known as “The Flying Sikh,” just missed a medal at the 1960 Roma Olympics when he finished fourth in the 400 metres. Singh won four gold medals at the Asian Games in 1958 and 1962, winning the 200 and 400 in 1958, and the 400 and 4x400 relay in 1962. He also won gold in the 440 yards at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and competed at the 1956 and 1964 Olympics.
Singh was born in the village of Govindpura, now part of Pakistan. He became an orphan after his parents and three siblings were killed during the Partition of India, and Singh fled the area and moved to Delhi, where he joined a refugee camp and a resettlement colony. His brother convinced him to join the Army in the early 1950s, where he was introduced to athletics.
In 1962 Singh married Nirmal Kaur, captain of India’s volleyball team, and together they had three daughters and a son. Their son, Jeev Milkha Singh, became a professional golfer who joined the European Tour in 1998. In 2003 Singh founded the Milkha Singh Charitable Trust, created to
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