Lavy Pinto
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.[1] Pinto later immigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago. He died there in 2020 at the age of 90.[2]
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| Full name | Lavinho Thomas Pinto | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1929 Nairobi, Kenya Colony | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 February 2020 (aged 90) Chicago, Illinois, US | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1952 | Olympics | Helsinki, Finland | 4th, SF 1 | 100 m | 10.94/10.7 |
References
- 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.
- Lavy Pinto at Olympedia
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