Lavy Pinto
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| Full name | Lavinho Thomas Pinto | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
23 October 1929 Nairobi, Kenya Colony | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
100 m: 10.6 (1952) 200 m: 21.5 (1956) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lavinho Thomas Pinto (born 23 October 1929) is a former Indian sprinter. He won two gold medals in the first Asian Games held in New Delhi in 1951 for the 100 and 200 metre categories.[1] He also competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
References
- 1 2 Ananth, Venkat (1 October 2014). "The untold story of Lavy Pinto - India's first (and only) 100m Asiad gold medallist". Livemint. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
External links
Asian Games Champions in men's 100 metres | |
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Asian Games champions in men's 200 metres | |
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