Shamsher Khan

Shamsher Khan
Personal information
Born 1933
Kaithepalli, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Died (aged 84)
Sport
Sport Swimming

Shamsher Khan (1933 – 15 October 2017)[1] was an Indian swimmer who represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2][3] In 1954, he made a national record in the 200-meter butterfly event. He broke the existing national record at the national meet in Bangalore in 1955.

Shamsher Khan was in the Indian Army and also a participated in the Indo-China war in 1962 and the war with Pakistan in 1971. He got retirement from the Indian Army in 1973 from Subedar rank.

References

  1. ↑ "First Indian Olympic swimmer Shamsher Khan dies of cardiac arrest - Times of India". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Samdani, MN (27 July 2012). "Robbed: 1956 Swimming hero Shamsher of his Olympic feat". The Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Forgotten Olympian feted". 9 August 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.


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