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Indian medalists in Athletics (Men’s) in Asian games history – Part 2

At the Asian Games, India has amassed 254 medals overall (79 gold, 88 silver, and 87 bronze) in Athletics. Over the years, Indian athletes have consistently been a strong presence at the Asian Games. India comes in third place overall in the men’s and women’s athletics medal counts.

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In this article, we will take a look at the Indian medalists (Men’s) in the following event categories – 5000m, 10000m, 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 3000m steeplechase, 4*100m relay, and 4*400m relay.

5000m

S. No.

Year

Venue

Player

Medal

1

1951

New Delhi

Pritam Singh

Silver

2

1954

Manila

Dalu Ram

Bronze

3

1962

Jakarta

Tarlok Singh

Bronze

4

1970

Bangkok

Edward Sequeira

Silver

5

1974

Tehran

Shivnath Singh

Gold

6

1978

Bangkok

Hari Chand

Gold

7

1982

New Delhi

Raj Kumar

Bronze

10000m

S. No.

Year

Venue

Player

Medal

1

1951

New Delhi

Gurbachan Singh

Bronze

2

1962

Jakarta

Tarlok Singh

Gold

3

1974

Tehran

Shivnath Singh

Silver

4

1978

Bangkok

Hari Chand

Gold

5

1998

Bangkok

Gulab Chand

Bronze

110m hurdles

S. No.

Year

Venue

Player

Medal

1

1954

Manila

Sarwan Singh

Gold

2

1978

Bangkok

Satbir Singh

Bronze

3

1982

New Delhi

Praveen Jolly

Bronze

400m hurdles

S. No.

Year

Venue

Player

Medal

1

1951

New Delhi

Teja Singh

Silver

2

1974

Tehran

Lehmber Singh

Bronze

3

2010

Guangzhou

Joseph Abraham

Gold

4

2018

Jakarta

Dharun Ayyasamy

Silver

3000m steeplechase

S. No.

Year

Venue

Player

Medal

1

1951

New Delhi

Ajit Singh

Bronze

2

1954

Manila

Dalu Ram

Bronze

3

1970

Bangkok

Gurmej Singh

Bronze

4

1974

Tehran

Gurmej Singh

Silver

5

1978

Bangkok

Gopal Saini

Silver

6

1982

New Delhi

Gopal Saini

Silver

7

1990

Beijing

Deena Ram

Silver

8

2014

Incheon

Naveen Kumar

Bronze

4*100m relay

S. No.

Year

Venue

Player

Medal

1

1951

New Delhi

India

Silver

2

1970

Bangkok  

India

Bronze

4*400m relay

S. No.

Year

Venue

Player

Medal

1

1951

New Delhi

India

Gold

2

1954

Manila

India

Silver

3

1962

Jakarta

India

Gold

4

1970

Bangkok

India

Silver

5

1974

Tehran

India

Silver

6

1978

Bangkok

India

Silver

7

1998

Bangkok

India

Silver

8

2002

Busan

India

Silver

9

2006

Doha

India

Silver

10

2018

Jakarta

India

Silver

 

A 20-year old student from Delhi doing his graduation expressing his love and passion for cricket. Arpit fell in love with the sport when Virat Kohli hit Lasith Malinga for six boundaries at Hobart and has admired Kohli since then. When not watching cricket, you can find him going on long drives.