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Milkha Singh
"Flying Sikh"; Commonwealth Games gold 1958
Born 1929 ๐ฎ๐ณ India 1960
๐ Known For
1
Commonwealth Games 440-yard gold (1958) โ first Indian athletics gold
2
Missed Olympic medal by 0.1 seconds in Rome 1960 400m final
3
Survived the partition massacre that killed most of his family; used pain as fuel
Survived partition massacre that killed his family
Quick Facts
Category
๐ Sports
Country
๐ฎ๐ณ India
Born
1929
Key Year
1960
Achievement
"Flying Sikh"; Commonwealth Games gold 1958