Mohinder Singh Gill

Mohinder Singh Gill (born 12 April 1947) is a retired Indian triple jumper who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics. After placing second in a pre-Olympic meet in Munich, he competed while injured and failed to reach the final.[1][2] Gill won one gold and one silver medal at the Asian Games.[3]

Not to be confused with Mohinder Singh also an Indian triple jumper 13 years earlier.

Mohinder Singh Gill
Mohinder Singh Gill
Personal information
Full nameMohinder Singh Gill
NationalityIndian American
Born (1947-04-12) 12 April 1947
India
ResidenceCalifornia, U.S.
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)TJ – 16.79 (1971) Indian Record for almost 40 years. 57’ 5.5” (1972 ) Controversiol foul was measured over World Record.
Medal record
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
1970 EdinburghTriple jump
1974 Christchurch Triple jump
Asian Games
1970 BangkokTriple jump
1974 TehranTriple jump
Asian Championships
1967 ColomboTriple Jump
1975 Cebu Island PhillipnesTriple Jump
1973 ManilaTriple jump
Pre-Olympics
1971 MunichTriple Jump
1972 MunichTriple Jump

Gill won two of India's five-ever medals at the Commonwealth Games. There were attempts to remove him from the national team, but Prime Minister Indira Gandhi intervened to allow him to compete.[4]

Gill 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.[5] Some of those records stood 40 years later.[6]

Gill attended California Polytechnic State University (CPSU), competing in triple jump from 1968 to 1971, winning five NCAA championships and setting five NCAA records. He was elected into the CPSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993 as the only Asian to receive the honor. He currently resides in Turlock in central California.[5][7]

In 1970, Gill was given India's highest sports award, the Arjuna Award.[4]

References
  1. Mohinder Singh Gill. sports-reference.com
  2. "The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum – Article". Tribuneindia.com. 25 November 2001. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  3. Asian Games. gbrathletics.com
  4. "I'm pained by reported scams in Commonwealth Games: Gill". Times Of India. 15 August 2010.
  5. Mohinder Gill. "Mohinder Gill – Cal Poly". Gopoly.com. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  6. "2013 Cal Poly ShareSlo.com Invitational San Luis Obispo, CA Results online at". Phototiming.com. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  7. Singh, Rajmeet (25 September 2006). "Olympian on a mission to warn against NRI conmen". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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