Gurnam Singh (August 16, 1931 in
Punjab, India
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– December 7, 2006 in
Jakarta, Indonesia
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) was a former
Indonesia
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n
track and field
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athlete
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who won a bronze medal in the
10000 meters
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run event during the fourth
Asian Games
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in 1962 in
Jakarta
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. Rusli Lutan described him as "remembered as a unique runner who ran bare-footed."
References
1931 births
Indonesian male long-distance runners
Indonesian Sikhs
Sportspeople from Medan
Indian emigrants to Indonesia
Indonesian people of Indian descent
Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian Games
Indonesian people of Punjabi descent
Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
Asian Games athletes for Indonesia
Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
Competitors at the 1961 Summer Universiade
20th-century Indonesian sportsmen
2006 deaths
Asian Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
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