Hari Chand

India's Hari Chand running 10,000 meters on the opening day of the Asian Games in Bangkok on December 15, 1978

Hari Chand (1 April 1953 – 13 June 2022) was an Indian long-distance runner. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he came eighth.[1] In the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow he came 10th in the 10,000 meter run.[2] He ran barefoot in Montreal.[3]

Chand died on 13 June 2022 in Hoshiarpur, India from a long illness, aged 69.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Surendra betters record - The Hindu
  2. ↑ "Olympic results for India including Hari Chand in the listings". Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  3. ↑ Our Special Correspondent (7 June 2003). "A great distance runner is no more". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-11-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)[dead link]
  4. ↑ Hari Chand, India's Long-Distance Running Legend, Dies Aged 69