Lavy Pinto
Indian sprinter (1929–2020)
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Full name | Lavinho Thomas Pinto | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1929-10-23)23 October 1929 Nairobi, Kenya Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 February 2020(2020-02-15) (aged 90) Chicago, Illinois, US | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.6 (1952) 200 m: 21.5 (1956) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lavinho Thomas Pinto (23 October 1929 – 15 February 2020) was an Indian sprinter. He won two gold medals in the first Asian Games held in New Delhi in 1951 for the 100 and 200 metre sprints.[1] He also competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] Pinto later immigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago. He died there in 2020 at the age of 90.[2]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1952 | Olympics | Helsinki, Finland | 4th, SF 1 | 100 m | 10.94/10.7 |
1952 | Olympics | Helsinki, Finland | 5th, SF 2 | 200 m | 22.01/21.46 |
References
External links
- Lavy Pinto at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Asian Games champions in men's 100 metres
- 1951: Lavy Pinto (IND)
- 1954: Abdul Khaliq (PAK)
- 1958: Abdul Khaliq (PAK)
- 1962: Mohammad Sarengat (INA)
- 1966: Mani Jegathesan (MAS)
- 1970: Masahide Jinno (JPN)
- 1974: Anat Ratanapol (THA)
- 1978: Suchart Jairsuraparp (THA)
- 1982: Rabuan Pit (MAS)
- 1986: Talal Mansour (QAT)
- 1990: Talal Mansour (QAT)
- 1994: Talal Mansour (QAT)
- 1998: Koji Ito (JPN)
- 2002: Jamal Al-Saffar (KSA)
- 2006: Yahya Habeeb (KSA)
- 2010: Lao Yi (CHN)
- 2014: Femi Ogunode (QAT)
- 2018: Su Bingtian (CHN)
- 2022: Xie Zhenye (CHN)
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