Parduman Singh Brar (15 October 1927 – 22 March 2007) was an

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athlete who specialized in shot put and

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events. He was one of the few Indians to have won multiple medals at the Asian Games.

Career

Brar was India's national champion in the shot put and discus throw events in the 1950s. He won his first national shot put event in Madras in 1958 and won the national discus throw events in 1954, 1958 and 1959. In the

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, he won gold medals in the shot put and discus throw events, thus becoming the first athlete in Asia to achieve the feat. He continued his performance in the

1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games ( ja, 第3回アジア競技大会) and commonly known as Tokyo 1958, was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A ...

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, winning a gold in the shot put event and bronze in the discus throw event. In his last games appearance in

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in Jakarta, he won a silver medal in discus throw, thus completing his medal tally of five medals in three Asian games events. He was given the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 1999 recognizing his contribution to Indian sports.

Death

Brar,

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after an accident in the early 1980s, died on 22 March 2007 in his native village in

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after prolonged illness. Poverty stricken, he died penniless.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brar, Parduman Singh 1927 births 2007 deaths Athletes from Punjab, India Sportspeople from Punjab, India Indian male shot putters Indian male discus throwers Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for India Recipients of the Arjuna Award People from Punjab Province (British India)