Shamsher Khan

Shamsher Khan
Personal information
Born 1933
Kaithepalli, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Sport
Sport Swimming

Shamsher Khan is the first Indian swimmer who represented India in 1956 Summer Olympics. He ranked 5th at the Melbourne Games of 1956.[1][2] 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. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Robbed-1956-Swimming-hero-Shamsher-of-his-Olympic-feat/articleshow/15178332.cms
  2. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/forgotten-olympian-feted/article200026.ece


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