Anant Ram Explained

Anant Ram
Birth Date:	21 October 1932
Birth Place:	Behran, Himachal Pradesh, India
Discipline:	MAG

Anant Ram (born 21 October 1932)^[1] is an Indian former artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is the only Indian gymnast who has competed at two Olympic Games.^[2] After he led the six-member Indian gymnastics team at the 1964 Olympics, it would be another 52 years before an Indian gymnast would compete at an Olympic Games.^{[3] [4]} He served in the Indian Army.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Anant Ram Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015114/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/anant-ram-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 28 July 2019.
2. Web site: Veteran Olympian Anant Ram leads the way for 10,000 youth in Mandi, Sundernagar and Bilaspur . Indian Sports News . 31 October 2024 . 22 June 2017.
3. Web site: Saikia . Arunabh . Inside the murky world of Indian gymnastics . . 31 October 2024 . 24 September 2016.
4. Web site: The 10 Gymnasts Who Represented India At Olympics Before Dipa Karmakar . . 31 October 2024 . 20 April 2016.
5. Web site: ओलंपियन जिम्नास्टिक अनंत राम को किया सम्मानित . Olympian gymnast Anant Ram honored . . 31 October 2024 . Hindi . 30 June 2024.