Mohinder Singh Rai (15 March 1934 – 26 May 2002) was an Indian

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

er born in village Khan Khana Punjab who competed in the

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 ...

. Singh finished second behind Fred Alsop in the triple jump event at the British

1960 AAA Championships The 1960 AAA Championships was the 1960 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1960 at White City Stadium White City Stadium in London ...

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1934 births 2002 deaths Indian male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 Asian Games Commonwealth Games athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games athletes for India Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) {{India-athletics-bio-stub