_London_2012_Men.jpg) Ram Singh Yadav in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 7 November 1984 |
| Occupation | Havildar (Indian Army) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Marathon |
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Ram Singh Yadav (born 7 November 1984) is an Indian marathon runner. Ram represented India at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London. He achieved the B qualification standard (2:18:00) by clocking a time of 2:16:59 at the 2012 Mumbai Marathon, which is also his best performance in this event. He is the second Indian athlete ever to be qualified for the marathon event of the Olympics. Before Yadav, Shivnath Singh was the Indian athlete who participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Ram is a havildar in the Indian Army.