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Athletics At The 1951 Asian Games
Track and field, Athletics was contested at the 1951 Asian Games in Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, National Stadium, New Delhi, India from 8 March to 11 March. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * ReferencesAsian Games Results GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-04.Women's relay medallists Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04.Men's relay medallists Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04. {{Asian Games Athletics Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games, 1951 Asian Games events Athletics at the Asian Games, 1951 1951 in athletics (track and field), Asian Games International athletics competitions hosted by India, 1951 Asian Games Athletics in New Delhi, 1951 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, commonly known by its former name National Stadium, is a field hockey stadium in New Delhi, India. The stadium is named after former Indian field hockey player, Dhyan Chand. It served as the venue for the 1st Asian Games in 1951. History The stadium was built in 1933 as a gift for Delhi from the Maharaja of Bhavnagar, it was originally multipurpose stadium and named the Irwin Amphitheatre. It was designed by Anthony S. DeMillo and opened by Lord Willingdon. As per the original plans of architect of New Delhi Edwin Lutyens there was to be garden at the site, to provide a clear view of the historic '' Purana Quila ''( Old Fort) in the backdrop, as it lay perpendicular to the axis beginning from Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's House) through Rajpath and ending at the India Gate, his plans were however overruled. It was renamed National Stadium before the 1951 Asian Games, Dhyan Chand's name was added in 2002. Major renovations The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pritam Singh (athlete)
Pritam Singh may refer to: * Pritam Singh (Singaporean politician) (born 1976), Singaporean politician * Pritam Singh (soldier) (military service 1942–51), Indian military officer * Pritam Singh (gymnast) (born 1924), Indian Olympic gymnast * Pritam Singh (footballer) (born 1993), Indian association football player * Pritam Singh (Uttarakhand politician) (born 1958), Indian politician * Pritam Singh (educationist) (1941–2020), Indian academic, educationist, and management professor * Pritam Kumar Singh (born 1995), Indian footballer * Pritam Singh Panwar, an Indian politician representing Dhanaulti Assembly constituency, Uttarakhand * Giani Pritam Singh Dhillon Giani Pritam Singh Dhillon was an Indian freedom fighter and Sikh missionary who, as a member of the Ghadar Party, was instrumental in the planning of the failed 1915 Ghadar conspiracy in the British Indian Army. Giani Pritam Singh Dhillon wa ..., an Indian freedom fighter and Sikh missionary * Pritam Singh S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genaro Cabrera
Genaro (from the Latin Januarius, meaning "devoted to Janus") may refer to *Genaro (given name) *Genaro (surname) *Genaro P. and Carolina Briones House The Genaro P. and Carolina Briones House is a historic home in downtown Austin, Texas, United States. Built by Genaro Briones over a period of 14 years, the home features unusual molded concrete construction and a dramatic two-story porch. It is ... in Austin, Texas, United States See also * Gennaro (other) {{disambiguation, surname, given name, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Shamin
Alfred Shamin is an Indian athlete. He won a silver medal in the relay in the 1951 Delhi Asian games. References Indian male sprinters Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Possibly living people Year of birth missing {{India-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Swaroop
Ram Swaroop is an Indian athlete. He won a silver medal in the relay in the 1951 Delhi Asian games. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swaroop, Ram Indian male sprinters Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Possibly living people Year of birth missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaji Tajima
is a Japanese former long jumper who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ... and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. His original name was 田島 政次. He is 5 feet and 7 inches (171 cm) tall. He weighs 128 lbs (58 kg). References 1929 births Living people Japanese male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajit Singh (long-distance Runner)
Ajit Singh may refer to: Politicians and rulers * Ajit Singh (politician) (1939–2021), founder and chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal party in Uttar Pradesh * Ajit Singh (Bihar politician), Indian politician * Ajit Singh (Assam politician), cabinet minister in Assam, India * Ajit Singh of Khetri (1861–1901), ruler of Khetri, Rajasthan * Ajit Singh of Marwar (1670s–1724), Maharaja of Marwarlater Jodhpur * Ajit Singh Kohar, cabinet minister in Punjab, India * Ajit Kumar Singh (born 1962) (1962–2007), Indian politician of the Janata Dal (United) party * Ajit Kumar Singh (born 1988), Indian politician of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation party * Ajit Pratap Singh (1917–2000), Indian politician * Sardar Ajit Singh (1881–1947), Indian nationalist revolutionary Sportspeople * Ajit Singh (cricketer) (born 1993), Indian cricketer * Ajit Singh (high jumper) (born 1931), Indian Olympic high jumper * Ajit Singh (racewalker) (born 1936), Indian Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teja Singh (athlete)
Teja Singh was an Indian Sikh scholar, teacher, author and translator. Early life Teja Singh was born on June 2, 1894, in Adiala village, Rawalpindi district, Punjab Province, British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ... to parents Bhai Bhalakar Singh and Srusti. He grazed livestock and studied within the village until 1908, then he moved to Rawalpindi city to garner a further and better education. Books Books in English *Growth of Responsibility in Sikhism (1919) *The Asa-di-Var (1926) *Highroads of Sikh History, in three volumes (1935), published by Orient Longman *Sikhism: Its Ideals and Institutions, published by Orient Longman *Punjabi-English Dictionary, revised and edited for Lahore University *English-Punjabi Dictionary, Vol.1 (Punjabi Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Valberg
Lloyd Oscar Valberg (14 April 1922 – 26 March 1997) was the first person from Singapore to compete at the Olympics when he went to the 1948 Summer Olympic Games held in London, United Kingdom. Early years He took up the high jump when he was 17, and in 1947 he broke the Singapore record with a jump of 1.87m. Olympic career He qualified for the high jump final at the 1948 Summer Olympics where he finished 14th. Representing Malaya, he finished seventh in the 1950 British Empire Games 120 yards hurdles and eleventh in the high jump. He finished third in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1951 Asian Games, while representing Singapore. Family He was a grand-uncle to Singapore's first Olympic gold medalist, Joseph Schooling, who beat Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michitaka Kinami
was a Japanese hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1920 births 2008 deaths Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture Japanese male hurdlers Olympic male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng Liang Chiang
Ng Liang Chiang (; 4 August 1921 – 5 September 1992) was a Singaporean Hurdling, hurdler. Ng and Sprint (running), sprinter Chee Swee Lee are the only Singaporeans with a gold medal in athletics at the Athletics at the Asian Games, Asian Games. He is a Singapore Sports Council Hall of Fame inductee. In 1999, Ng was ranked 16th in a list of ''Singapore's 50 Greatest Athletes of the Century'' by ''The Straits Times''. Athletics career Born the eldest of 12 children to a lift-fitter, Ng studied at Serangoon English School. He took up athletics in 1934 but did not have formal training, learning only from books. Ng returned to the track after the Japanese occupation of Singapore, Japanese occupation. In May 1948, he was chosen to represent Malayan Chinese at the China National Meet for local and overseas Chinese athletes in Shanghai, where he set new China national record times of 16.0 s and 57.9 s in the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles respectively. Ng's records led to his sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
