Purma Bannerjee (born 1897, date of death unknown) was an Indian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. Purma was India's first olympian to be the

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for the Indian contingent at the

1920 Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

held in Antwerp, Belgium.

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* 1897 births Year of death missing Athletes from Kolkata Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Indian male sprinters Olympic athletes for India {{India-athletics-bio-stub