Col G.M. Khan (11 July 1946 – 1 May 2021) was an Indian national equestrian. He won the gold medal at

1982 Asian Games The 9th Asian Games ( hi, 1982 एशियाई खेल) were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of ...

in ‘Three Days Event’. He was honoured with an

Arjuna Award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ...

in 1984. He hailed from Rajasthan state. He served in the Indian army and was decorated with VSM. Khan also served as international FEI judge in Jumping and

Dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...

. Khan died on May 1, 2021, after contracting COVID-19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in India. He was 74 years old.Four-time Asian Games equestrian medallist Khan dies of COVID-19 in India
/ref> His Son Riyaz Khan studied in Central School, R.K.Puram, New Delhi during 1982

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1946 births 2021 deaths Indian male equestrians Equestrians from Rajasthan Indian Army personnel Recipients of the Arjuna Award Indian Muslims Indian dressage riders Military personnel from Rajasthan Place of birth missing Asian Games medalists in equestrian Equestrians at the 1982 Asian Games Equestrians at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India {{India-equestrian-bio-stub