Hakam Singh (died 14 August 2018) was an Indian athlete who won the gold medal at the 1978

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

in 20 kilometre race walk. He also won a gold in the Asian Track and Field Meeting held at Tokyo in 1979. He is a recipient of the

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. Singh died in Sangrur, Punjab on 14 August 2018 at age 64.

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1950s births 2018 deaths Indian male racewalkers Asian Games gold medalists for India Athletes from Punjab, India Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Year of birth missing Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports Asian Athletics Championships winners {{India-athletics-bio-stub