Mohinder Singh Gill

Mohinder Singh Gill
Mohinder Singh Gill
Personal information
Full nameMohinder Singh Gill
NationalityAmerican
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTrack and field
EventTriple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestTJ – 16.79 (1971) Indian Record for almost 40 years. 57’ 5.5” (1972 ) Controversial foul was measured over World Record.
Medal record
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
1970 EdinburghTriple jump
1974 ChristchurchTriple jump
Asian Games
1970 BangkokTriple jump
1974 TehranTriple jump
Asian Championships
1973 ManilaTriple jump
Pre-Olympics
1971 MunichTriple Jump
1972 MunichTriple Jump

Mohinder Singh Gill is a retired Indian triple jumper who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Gill won 52 major international invitational competitions in North America and Europe, setting 19 new records in the process. In addition, he won five NCAA Championships, all with new records. Some of those records stood 40 years later.