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Swimming At The 1951 Asian Games
Swimming (sport), Swimming was contested at the inaugural 1951 Asian Games in Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, National Stadium Swimming Pool, New Delhi, India from March 5 to March 7, 1951 with eight events all for men. Singapore was the most successful team in this event. Neo Chwee Kok of Singapore dominated the competition by winning four gold medals. Medalists Medal table References Sports 123: Asian Games External links First Asian Games New Delhi 1951 {{Asian Games Swimming Swimming at the 1951 Asian Games, 1951 Asian Games events Swimming at the Asian Games, 1951 1951 in swimming, Asian Games Swimming competitions in India, 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 Dhyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacinto Cayco
Jacinto S. Cayco (1924/5 – 17 February 2021) was a Filipino swimmer and referee who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He also had a brother named, Pedro who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Cayco won two gold medals at the 1951 Asian Games; one at the 200 meters breaststroke event and the other was won with Nurhatab Rajab and Artemio Salamat at the 3x100 medley relay. At the 1954 Asian Games he was captain of the swimming team. At the 1958 Asian Games he won a silver medal at the 4x100 medley relay with three other swimmers. He was also a varsity player of the University of Santo Tomas swimming team from 1946 to 1953. After his competitive stint as a swimmer he became a referee. As a referee he officiated at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games and in national-level competitions such as the Palarong Pambansa, Philippine National Games, and Batang Pinoy The Philippine Youth Games – Batang Pinoy or simply Batang Pinoy () is the national youth sports competition of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The Asian Games
Swimming has been a regular Asian Games sport since the first edition in 1951. Swimming has been the most gold medal sport event next to Athletics, with 41 of 465 gold medals in 2018 edition. As of the last Asian Games in 2018, Japan is the most successful team in this sport event, with China following in the second place. Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ... was the best nation in the inaugural event, and are now fourth overall. Editions Events Men's events Women's events Mixed Medal table List of records List of medalists References Sports 123: Asian Games External links Olympic Council of Asia - Games {{International swimming Sports at the Asian Games Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Asian Games Events
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1951 Asian Games
Swimming (sport), Swimming was contested at the inaugural 1951 Asian Games in Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, National Stadium Swimming Pool, New Delhi, India from March 5 to March 7, 1951 with eight events all for men. Singapore was the most successful team in this event. Neo Chwee Kok of Singapore dominated the competition by winning four gold medals. Medalists Medal table References Sports 123: Asian Games External links First Asian Games New Delhi 1951 {{Asian Games Swimming Swimming at the 1951 Asian Games, 1951 Asian Games events Swimming at the Asian Games, 1951 1951 in swimming, Asian Games Swimming competitions in India, 1951 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Hwee Hock
Tan or TAN may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Black and Tans, a nickname for British special constables during the Irish War of Independence. By extension "Tans" can now also colloquially refer to English or British people in general, especially disparagingly. * TAN Books, a Catholic publishing company * FC Rubin-TAN Kazan, a Russian professional ice hockey club in Kazan in 1991-94 * Transportes Aereos Nacionales, an airline based in Honduras known as TAN Airlines People * Tan (surname) (譚), a Chinese surname * Chen (surname) (陳), a Chinese surname, pronounced "Tan" in Min Nan languages * Laozi, posthumous name "Tan" or "Dān" (聃), philosopher of ancient China * Leborgne, nicknamed Tan, a patient of Paul Broca's, on whose autopsy he identified Broca's area * TAN (musician) (born 1990), Malaysian pop singer * Tan Sağtürk (born 1969), Turkish ballet Places China * Tan (state), an ancient viscountcy in eastern Shandong Province, China * Tai'an railway station (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sambhu Saha
Sambhu Saha (born 1 November 1925) was an Indian swimmer and water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament 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 External links * 1925 births Possibly living people Indian male water polo players Indian male swimmers Indian male freestyle swimmers Olympic water polo players for India Water polo players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Asian Games medalists in swimming Asian Games bronze medalists for India Swimmers at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games 20th-century Indian people {{India-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Mansoor
Isaac Mansoor (30 May 1929 – July 2006) was an Indian swimmer. He competed in men's 100 metre freestyle and the water polo tournaments at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 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 External links * 1929 births 2006 deaths Swimmers from Mumbai Indian male swimmers Indian male freestyle swimmers Indian male water polo players Olympic swimmers for India Olympic water polo players for India Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Asian Games medalists in swimming Asian Games medalists in water polo Asian Games gold medalists for India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Mitchell (swimmer)
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Barry Mitchell may refer to: *Barrie Mitchell (1947–2021), Scottish footballer *Barry Mitchell (comedian) (born 1952), American television personality *Barry Mitchell (basketball) (born 1965), American former professional basketball player *Barry Mitchell (footballer) (born 1965), former Australian rules footballer *Barry Mitchell, mathematician, see Mitchell's embedding theorem See also *Mitchell (surname) Mitchell or Mitchel is an English and Scottish surname with two etymological origins. In some cases the name is derived from the Middle English and Old French (and Norman French) name ', a vernacular form of the name '' Michael''. The personal na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Chee
Lionel Chee (born 4 August 1931) is a Singaporean water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was given the honour of carrying the national flag of Singapore at the opening ceremony of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, becoming the eighth water polo player to be a flag bearer A standard-bearer, also known as a flag-bearer is a person (soldier or civilian) who bears an emblem known as a standard or military colours, i.e. either a type of flag or an inflexible but mobile image, which is used (and often honoured) as a f ... at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. References External links * 1931 births Living people Singaporean male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Singapore Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in swimming Asian Games medalists in water polo Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore Asian Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jehangir Naegamwalla
Jehangir Naigamwalla was an Indian swimmer and water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament 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 External links * Year of birth missing Possibly living people Indian male water polo players Indian male swimmers Indian male breaststroke swimmers Indian male medley swimmers Olympic water polo players for India Water polo players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Asian Games medalists in swimming Asian Games bronze medalists for India Swimmers at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games {{India-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
