Lavy Pinto

Lavy Pinto
Personal information
Full name Lavinia Tome (Lavy Thomas) Pinto
Born (1929-10-23) 23 October 1929
Nairobi, Kenya
Sport
Country India
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m: 10.6 (1952)
200 m: 21.5 (1956)

Lavy Pinto (born 23 October 1929) is an Indian former sprinter. He is the first Indian to win a Gold medal in the Asian Games which he won in the first Asian Games held in New Delhi in 100 and 200 meter categories.[1] He also competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. "First Asian Games" (PDF). la84foundation. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 15 May 2012.


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