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Asian Gold Medlist S Parduman Singh
A towering athlete in his days, Parduman SIngh won the shot put and discus gold medals in the 1954 Asian Games in Manila and followed it up in the next edition of the Games in Tokyo in 1958 with the shot put gold (with a record of 15.04m) and the discus silver. He added the discus silver in the Jakarta Games in 1962.Gutsy competitorA tremandous show of guts and determination of Parduman at the Jakarta Asian Games in 1962 when, two days before the discus final, he broken his Jaw in a practice session and he won a medal with broken JawWinning his first National title in shot put in Madras in 1958, Parduman Singh went on to remain undefeated in the event in the National for a decade. He also took the National discus titles in 1954, 1958 and 1959. He also represented the country in the 1954 and 1958 Commonwealth Games.Born at Bhagta Bhai, Bathinda, on October 15, 1927, Parduman Singh retired as Honorary Captain from the Army in 1972. He has been keeping indifferent health since 1999, the year in which he was conferred, rather belatedly, the Arjuna Award for `lifetime contribution.'