Mohinder Singh Gill
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  India | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Bronze | 1970 Edinburgh | Triple Jump |
| Silver | 1974 Christchurch | Triple Jump |
| Asian Games | ||
| Gold | 1970 Bangkok | Triple Jump |
| Silver | 1974 Tehran | Triple Jump |
| Asian Athletics Championships | ||
| Gold | 1973 Marinka | Triple Jump |
Mohinder Singh Gill (born 12 April 1947) is an Indian triple jumper who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] After placing second in a pre-Olympic meet in Munich, Gill competed while injured.[2]
Gill won two of India's five-ever medals at the Commonwealth Games. Political interference almost cost him the chance to compete, including a false published quote that he did not intend to compete. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi intervened to allow him to compete.[3][4]
Gill won one Gold Medal and one Silver in the Asian Games.[5]
He won 52 major international invitational competitions in North America and Europe, setting 19 new records in the process; in addition, he won 5 NCAA Championships all with new records.[6] Some of those records stood 40 years later.[7]
Gill attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, competing 1968-1971, winning five NCAA championships. He was elected into the Cal Poly Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993, the only Asian to receive that honor.[6]
In 1970, Gill was given India's highest sports award, the Arjuna Award.[3]
References
- ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article". Tribuneindia.com. 2001-11-25. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 PTI Aug 15, 2010, 01.09pm IST (2010-08-15). "I'm pained by reported scams in Commonwealth Games: Gill - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnJf48QBebk
- ↑ http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mohinder Gill. "Mohinder Gill - Cal Poly". Gopoly.com. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ↑ "2013 Cal Poly ShareSlo.com Invitational San Luis Obispo, CA Results online at". Phototiming.com. 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
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