Murlikant Petkar
Petkar in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Chandu Champion | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1944 (age 80) Sangli, Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||
| Military career | |||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | India | ||||||||||||||
| Branch | Indian Army | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Craftsman | ||||||||||||||
| Unit | EME | ||||||||||||||
| Awards | Padma Shri | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming, javelin, slalom, table tennis, shot put, Boxing | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Murlikant Petkar (born 1 November 1944) is India's first Paralympic gold medalist. He won an individual gold medal in the 1972 Summer Paralympics, in Heidelberg, Germany. He set a world record in the 50 m freestyle swimming event, at 37.33 seconds. In the same games he participated in javelin, precision javelin throw and slalom. He was a finalist in all three events. In 2018, he was awarded with the Padma Shri.