Sachin Nag
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Born | (1920-07-05)5 July 1920 Varanasi, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 August 1987(1987-08-19) (aged 67) Calcutta, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Calcutta | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sachin Nag (Bengali: শচীন নাগ; 5 July 1920 – 19 August 1987) was an Indian swimmer. He won the gold medal in men's 100 m freestyle at the 1951 Asian Games, the first ever gold medal for India at the Asian Games.[1] It remains the only gold medal won by India in Asian Games swimming as of the conclusion of the 2022 Asian Games. He was also a member of the bronze medal-winning Indian teams in the men's 4x100 m freestyle relay and the men's 3x100 m medley relay at the 1951 Asian Games.
He competed in the men's 100 m freestyle at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] He also competed in the water polo at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] He scored four goals on behalf of India.[3]
References
- ^ "The long wait ends for India's first Asiad gold medallist Sachin Nag". The Indian Express. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sachin Nag Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Lokapally, Vijay (29 September 2014). "Sachin Nag – a forgotten legend". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links
- Sachin Nag at World Aquatics
- Sachin Nag at Olympedia
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Sachin Nag (IND)
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- 1958
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- 1962
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Kunihiro Iwasaki (JPN)
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Dan Brener (ISR)
- 1978
Tsuyoshi Yanagidate (JPN)
- 1982
Ang Peng Siong (SIN)
- 1986
Katsunori Fujiwara (JPN)
- 1990
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- 1998
Shunsuke Ito (JPN)
- 2002
Chen Zuo (CHN)
- 2006
Chen Zuo (CHN)
- 2010
Park Tae-hwan (KOR)
- 2014
Ning Zetao (CHN)
- 2018
Shinri Shioura (JPN)
- 2022
Pan Zhanle (CHN)
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