 Petkar in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Chandu Champion | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1944 (age 79)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Military career | |||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  India | ||||||||||||||
| Service/ |  Indian Army | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Craftsman | ||||||||||||||
| Unit |  EME | ||||||||||||||
| Awards |  Padma Shri | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming, javelin, slalom, table tennis, shot put, Boxing | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Murlikant Petkar 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.[contradictory] He was a finalist in all three events.[2] In 2018, he was awarded with the Padma Shri.[3]
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- ^ "Athlete Search Results". Athletes at the Paralympics. IPC. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Padma awards 2018 announced, MS Dhoni, Sharda Sinha among 85 recipients: Here's complete list". India TV. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.