Sachin Nag (

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: শচীন নাগ; 5 July 1920 – 19 August 1987) was an Indian

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. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the

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at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He scored four goals on behalf of India. He won the first gold medal for India in the Asian Games when he won it in men's 100 metre freestyle swimming at the 1951 Asian Games in

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* 1987 deaths 1920 births Indian male swimmers Indian male freestyle swimmers Indian male medley swimmers Indian male water polo players Sportspeople from Varanasi Sportspeople from Kolkata Swimmers from West Bengal Asian Games medalists in swimming Bengali sportspeople Bengali Hindus Swimmers at the 1951 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Olympic swimmers for India Olympic water polo players for India Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award 20th-century Indian people {{India-waterpolo-bio-stub