|
|updated = }} Cfn. Murlikant Petkar won an individual gold medal in the 1972 Paralympics, in Heidelberg, Germany. He set a world record in the 50m freestyle swimming event, at 37.33 seconds. In the same games he participated in javelin, precision javelin throw and slalom. He was a finalist in all three events. ==Biography== He was private-jawan of the craftsman rank in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) in the Indian Army.〔(Sainik Samachar, Vol. 28 )〕 He was disabled during the 1965 War against Pakistan, sustaining severe bullet wounds.〔(Sainik Samachar )〕 Petkar was originally a boxer at EME, Secunderabad. After he was crippled he switched to swimming and other sports.〔(TOI e-paper article )〕 He participated in table tennis at the 1968 Paralympic games and cleared the first round. He won 4 medals in international events in swimming. He was later employed by TELCO in Pune.〔(The Journal of rehabilitation in Asia )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murlikant Petkar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|