Murlikant Petkar

Murlikant Petkar
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Sport
Sport Swimming, javelin, slalom , table tennis, shot put
Disability Yes
Medal record
Freestyle swimming
Competitor for  India
Paralympic Games
1972 Heidelberg 50m Freestyle swimming
Updated on 24 December 2015.

Cfn. Murlikant Petkar won an individual gold medal in the 1972 Paralympics, in Heidelberg, Germany. He set a world record in the 50m freestyle swimming event, at 37.33 seconds. In the same games he participated in javelin, precision javelin throw and slalom. He was a finalist in all three events.[1]

Biography

He was private-jawan of the craftsman rank in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) in the Indian Army.[2] He was disabled during the 1965 War against Pakistan, sustaining severe bullet wounds.[3] Petkar was originally a boxer at EME, Secunderabad. After he was crippled he switched to swimming and other sports.[4] He participated in table tennis at the 1968 Paralympic games and cleared the first round. He won 4 medals in international events in swimming. He was later employed by TELCO in Pune.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Search Results". Athletes at the Paralympics. IPC. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Sainik Samachar, Vol. 28
  3. ↑ Sainik Samachar
  4. ↑ TOI e-paper article
  5. ↑ The Journal of rehabilitation in Asia

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