Radhey Shyam Vijayrania (1 May 1953 – 19 August 2006) was an Indian

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player who represented India at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the

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 t ...

in Delhi. He was the second best scorer from the Indian team averaging 14 points after the leading scorer Ajmer Singh Chopra at the 1980 Olympics. He was a recipient of the

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 ...

for his achievements. He died in 2006 at the age of 53 at his native village

Sri Madhopur Sri Madhopur is a city and a municipality, nearby Sikar City in Sikar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was founded on 18 April 1761 under the reign of Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I. It was mainly famous for his temples. Shrimadhop ...

in Rajasthan.

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1953 births 2006 deaths Rajasthani people Indian men's basketball players Recipients of the Arjuna Award Basketball players from Rajasthan Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for India Basketball players at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India People from Sikar district {{India-basketball-bio-stub