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Water Polo · India

Khamlillal Shah

Khamlillal "Kanti" Shah (13 October 1920 – May 1989) was an Indian swimmer and water polo player. He was India's first ever Asian Games medalist, with a silver medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the 1951 Asian Games. He won three medals at the 1951 Asian Games, a silver in the men's 100 m backstroke, a bronze in the men's 3 x 100 m medley relay, and was part of the gold-winning Indian water polo team.

Profile details

Born
13 Oct 1920
Country
India
Height
0 m
Position
backstroke
Sport
Water Polo
Discipline
Team
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

2 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·1952 Summer Olympics
  • ·1948 Summer Olympics

Career Timeline

  1. 1948Competed at 1948 Summer Olympics
  2. 1952Competed at 1952 Summer Olympics

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About

Khamlillal "Kanti" Shah (13 October 1920 – May 1989) was an Indian swimmer and water polo player. He was India's first ever Asian Games medalist, with a silver medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the 1951 Asian Games. He won three medals at the 1951 Asian Games, a silver in the men's 100 m backstroke, a bronze in the men's 3 x 100 m medley relay, and was part of the gold-winning Indian water polo team.

Biography adapted from Kanti Shah (swimmer) on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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