Kanti Shah (swimmer)
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| Full name | Khamlillal Shah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 1989 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Khamlillal "Kanti" Shah (13 October 1920 – May 1989) was an Indian swimmer and water polo player.[1] He was India's first ever Asian Games medalist, with a silver medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the 1951 Asian Games.
He won three medals at the 1951 Asian Games, a silver in the men's 100 m backstroke, a bronze in the men's 3 x 100 m medley relay, and was part of the gold-winning Indian water polo team.
He also competed in the men's 100 m backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics and the water polo tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Khamlillal Shah". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Khamlillal Shah Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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