Vijay Singh Chauhan (born 21 January 1949)[1] is a former Indian athlete who won gold medal in decathlon in 1974 Asian Games. He participated in 1972 Olympics. He was born in 1949 in AgraUttar Pradesh state. He was honoured with Arjuna award.
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Native name | Vijay | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jaitpura Kalan, Uttar Pradesh, India | 21 January 1949||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | Director Sports Govt of Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic finals | Munich Olympics Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 5 July 2013 |
References
edit- ^ "Vijay Singh Chauhan bio". Sportsreference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links
edit- Vijay Singh Chauhan at Olympedia
- Vijay Singh Chauhan at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)