Gurnam Singh (runner) explained
Gurnam Singh (August 16, 1931 in Punjab, India – December 7, 2006 in Jakarta, Indonesia) was a former Indonesian track and field athlete who won a bronze medal in the 10000 meters run event during the fourth Asian Games in 1962 in Jakarta. Rusli Lutan described him as "remembered as a unique runner who ran bare-footed."[1]
Notes and References
- Book: Rusli Lutan. Hong. Fan. Sport, Nationalism and Orientalism: The Asian Games. 2006. Routledge. 978-0415568500. 18. https://books.google.com/books?id=yTfcAAAAQBAJ&q=%22Gurnam+Singh%22+%22asian+games%22++1962&pg=PA18. 20 October 2016. Sport, Nationalism and Orientalism.