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Water Polo · Uttar Pradesh

Sachin Nag

Sachin Nag (Bengali: শচীন নাগ; 5 July 1920 – 19 August 1987) was an Indian swimmer. He won the gold medal in men's 100 m freestyle at the 1951 Asian Games, the first ever gold medal for India at the Asian Games. It remains the only gold medal won by India in Asian Games swimming as of the conclusion of the 2022 Asian Games.

Profile details

Born
5 Jul 1920
Birthplace
Varanasi
State listed
Uttar Pradesh
Country
India
Height
0 m
Plays
Freestyle
Sport
Water Polo
Discipline
Team
Category
Men
Status
Active

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Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

1 recorded appearance, most significant first.

  • ·1951 Asian Games

Career Timeline

  1. 1951Competed at 1951 Asian Games

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Sachin Nag (Bengali: শচীন নাগ; 5 July 1920 – 19 August 1987) was an Indian swimmer. He won the gold medal in men's 100 m freestyle at the 1951 Asian Games, the first ever gold medal for India at the Asian Games. It remains the only gold medal won by India in Asian Games swimming as of the conclusion of the 2022 Asian Games.

Biography adapted from Sachin Nag 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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