Gurnam Singh (August 16, 1931 in

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– December 7, 2006 in Jakarta, Indonesia) was a former

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athlete who won a bronze medal in the

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run event during the fourth Asian Games in 1962 in Jakarta. Rusli Lutan described him as "remembered as a unique runner who ran bare-footed."

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1931 births Indonesian male long-distance runners Indonesian Sikhs Sportspeople from Medan Indian emigrants to Indonesia Indonesian people of Indian descent Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian Games Indonesian people of Punjabi descent Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games 20th-century Indonesian people 21st-century Indonesian people 2006 deaths {{Indonesia-athletics-bio-stub