| Lavy Pinto | |
| Fullname: | Lavinho Thomas Pinto |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Sprint |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Nairobi, Kenya Colony |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Country: | India |
| Pb: | 100 m: 10.6 (1952) 200 m: 21.5 (1956) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Lavinho Thomas Pinto (23 October 1929 - 15 February 2020) was an Indian sprinter. He won two gold medals in the first Asian Games held in New Delhi in 1951 for the 100 and 200 metre sprints.[1] He also competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Pinto later immigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago. He died there in 2020 at the age of 90.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Olympics | Helsinki, Finland | 4th, SF 1 | 100 m | 10.94/10.7 | |
| 1952 | Olympics | Helsinki, Finland | 5th, SF 2 | 200 m | 22.01/21.46 | |