Mohinder Singh Gill

Not to be confused with Mohinder Singh also an Indian triple jumper 13 years earlier.
Mohinder Singh Gill
Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  India
Commonwealth Games
1974 Christchurch Triple Jump
1970 Edinburgh Triple Jump
Asian Games
1970 Bangkok Triple Jump
1974 Tehran Triple Jump
Asian Athletics Championships
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.Gill currently resides in Turlock in central California[6]

In 1970, Gill was given India's highest sports award, the Arjuna Award.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article". Tribuneindia.com. 2001-11-25. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnJf48QBebk
  5. ↑ http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm
  6. 1 2 Mohinder Gill. "Mohinder Gill - Cal Poly". Gopoly.com. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  7. ↑ "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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