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

August 16, 2023

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Indian medalists in Athletics (Men’s) in Asian games history – Part 3

India has collected 254 medals in total (79 gold, 88 silver, and 87 bronze) in the athletics competition at the Asian Games. Indian athletes have continuously had a significant representation at the Asian Games over the years. In both the men’s and women’s athletics medal counts, India is ranked third overall.

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In this article, we will take a look at the Indian medalists (Men’s) in the following event categories – Marathon, 10000m walk, 20km walk, 50km walk, high jump, long jump, and triple jump.

Marathon

S. No.	Year	Venue	Player	Medal
1	1951	New Delhi	Chhota Singh	Gold
2	1951	New Delhi	Surat Singh	Bronze
3	1982	New Delhi	Hosur Kukkappa	Bronze

10000m walk

S. No.	Year	Venue	Player	Medal
1	1951	New Delhi	Mahabir Prasad	Gold
2	1951	New Delhi	Kesar Singh	Bronze

20km walk

S. No.	Year	Venue	Player	Medal
1	1978	Bangkok	Hakam Singh	Gold
2	1982	New Delhi	Chand Ram	Gold
3	1986	Seoul	Chand Ram	Bronze

50km walk

S. No.	Year	Venue	Player	Medal
1	1951	New Delhi	Bakhtawar Singh	Gold
2	1951	New Delhi	B Das	Silver

High jump

S. No.	Year	Venue	Player	Medal
1	1954	Manila	Ajit Singh	Gold
2	1966	Bangkok	Bhim Singh	Gold
3	1970	Bangkok	Bhim Singh	Bronze

Long Jump

S. No.	Year	Venue	Player	Medal
1	1951	New Delhi	Baldev Singh	Silver
2	1970	Bangkok	Labh Singh	Bronze
3	1974	Tehran	T.C. Yohannan	Gold
4	1974	Tehran	Satish Pillai	Bronze
5	1978	Bangkok	Suresh Babu	Gold

Triple Jump

S. No.	Year	Venue	Player	Medal
1	1958	Tokyo	Mohinder Singh	Gold
2	1966	Bangkok	Labh Singh	Bronze
3	1970	Bangkok	Mohinder Gill	Gold
4	1970	Bangkok	Labh Singh	Silver
5	1974	Tehran	Mohinder Gill	Silver
6	1982	New Delhi	Sammudi Balasubramaniam	Bronze
7	2018	Jakarta	Arpinder Singh	Gold