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| Full name | Charles Borromeo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1958 Devakottai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Borromeo (born 1 December 1958[1]) is a former Indian track and field athlete. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 1982 for winning gold at the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi at a record time of 1:46:81 seconds in India. He represented India in the 1984 Summer Olympics at Los Angeles. His time in the limelight may be short, yet his efforts won him the prestigious Padma Shri civilian award in India in 1984. After retirement, he continued to work in developing sports at the national level in India. He served as the National Sports Director of Special Olympics Bharat, a programme run by the Special Olympics International in India.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Borromeo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.