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Norman Gilbert Pritchard (23 June 1875 – 30 October 1929), also known by his stage name Norman Trevor, was a British-Indian athlete and actor who became the first Asian-born athlete to win an Olympic medal when he won two silver medals in athletics at the 1900 Paris Olympics representing India.
Jul 17, 2021 · Norman Pritchard was the first Asia-born athlete to win an Olympic medal. Pritchard won 2 medals at 1900 Games and they have been accredited to India. Historians debate his nationality, considering his British ancestry.
Aug 2, 2016 · Norman Pritchard won the Bengal 100 yards for seven consecutive years from 1894-1900, while he finished the race with a timing of 10.0 seconds in 1898 and 1899 to create a new Bengal record. Born to George Peterson Pritchard and Helen Maynard Pritchard, Norman Pritchard was attracted to sports from the start.
Norman Pritchard is a "controversial" Olympian in that he is claimed by both Britain and India as having competed for them at the 1900 Olympics. The doyen of British Olympic historians, Ian Buchanan, notes that Pritchard was a member of an old colonial family and although he was born in India, he was indisputedly British.
A man with two names in one lifetime is uncommon in athletics, but Pritchard is celebrated by many as the first Indian to win an Olympic medal. Dr Otto Peltzer, the renowned German coach and athlete was among the first to remind us about Pritchard’s unique achievement of winning two silver medals in the Olympics.
Aug 8, 2021 · Norman Pritchard, a British Indian, who was born in Kolkata, brought the country's first medal. 20 years before an all-Indian contingent participated in Olympics (in 1920), Norman had participated in Paris Olympics.
Dec 13, 2020 · Norman Gilbert Pritchard was a British citizen who represented India in the 1900 Paris Olympics. He was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on January 23, 1875, to George Peterson Pritchard, an accountant in Alipore, and Helen Maynard Pritchard.
Jun 5, 2023 · New Delhi: India’s tryst with the Olympics began in 1900, and it was a man with a contested identity who won the country its first medals — Norman Pritchard, who was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) when India was under British rule.
May 7, 2024 · Norman Pritchard is hailed as the first-ever India-born athlete to win a medal at the prestigious Olympics. He was born to British parents on April 23, 1875, in Kolkata and completed his...
Mar 13, 2024 · Norman Pritchard. India’s golden run in the Olympics in hockey in the mid 20th century is well documented and the individual medal winners in past 2 decades have rightly become...
