Vijay Singh Chauhan (born 21 January 1949)
is a former Indian athlete who won gold medal in
decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
in 1974
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 ...
. He participated in
1972 Olympics 1972 Olympics refers to both:
*1972 Winter Olympics, which were held in Sapporo, Japan
*1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 19 ...
. He was born in 1949 in Agra
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
state. He was honoured with
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 ...
.
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Indian male long jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for India
Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Athletes from Uttar Pradesh
Asian Games gold medalists for India
1949 births
Living people
Indian decathletes
Indian male high jumpers
Indian male triple jumpers
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 Asian Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for India
Asian Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Indian people
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