Ajit Singh Balla (born 5 November 1931) is an Indian

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er who won a gold medal in the

1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games (), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954, were a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in ...

. He competed in the

1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 30 July to 7 August 1954. This was the fifth edition of the event that would eventually become known as the Commonwealth Games, the second post-war G ...

and

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

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* 1931 births Possibly living people Sportspeople from Patiala Indian male high jumpers Olympic athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for India Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games Commonwealth Games competitors for India Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games {{India-athletics-bio-stub