Sarwan Singh | |
Fullname: | Sarwan Singh |
Birth Place: | Punjab, British India |
Nationality: | Indian |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | 110 metres hurdles |
Country: | India |
Sarwan Singh (born between 1927 and 1929) is a former Indian athlete who competed in the 110 metres hurdles. He won a gold medal at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila in the event.[1] Forgotten for the rest of his life, he is said to have resorted to begging before receiving a pension of .[2]
Singh is also credited for having discovered the athlete Paan Singh Tomar, during his time as a Naik in the Bengal Engineer Group.[3] Upon retiring from service in 1970, he drove taxi for nearly two decades.
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