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Murlikant Petkar. Murlikant Petkar is India's first Paralympic gold medalist. He won an individual gold medal in the 1972 Summer Paralympics, in Heidelberg, Germany. He set a world record in the 50 m freestyle swimming event, at 37.33 seconds.
Aug 12, 2023 · Petkar, now 77, is a war hero and the winner of India’s first-ever Paralympics gold medal. He won the gold in the 50m freestyle (swimming) in 1972 in Heidelberg, Germany with a then world record time. And that after he had sustained multiple bullet wounds, nine to be precise, in the 1965 India-Pakistan war.
Story. In 1972, Murlikant Petkar won India its first-ever Paralympic gold medal in Heidelberg, Germany, for the 50 m freestyle swimming. Back then, he had set a world record of blazing across the waters in an impressive 37.33 seconds.
Jun 16, 2024 · Murlikant Petkar’s life turned upside down amidst the devastating Indo-Pak war of 1965. According to the Paralympics website, Petkar was in Kashmir when a sudden aerial attack took...
Sep 4, 2024 · Murlikant Petkar had an Olympic dream far before he became a paraplegic during the 1965 India-Pakistan war. A two-year coma, and even a bullet lodged in his spine didn't stop...
Padmashri Muralikant Petkar – India's First Paralympic Gold Medalist. Story. In 1972, Murlikant Petkar won India its first-ever Paralympic gold medal in Heidelberg, Germany, for the 50 m freestyle swimming.
Murlikant Petkar was born on 1st November 1944 in Peth Islampur region of Sangli, Maharashtra. He developed a keen interest in sports at a very young age while in school. He was particularly good at wrestling, athletics, and hockey.
Aug 24, 2021 · A visit to London just before the 1968 Paralympic Games at Tel Aviv, Israel, proved an eye-opener for Murlikant Petkar, India’s first gold medallist in the Paralympics.
Mar 25, 2018 · But Murlikant Rajaram Petkar, 71, quickly shook off the flashback and stood upright in front of the President, greeting him in military style. The crutches tied to his forearms prevented him...
Aug 29, 2021 · Murlikant Petkar, first Indian to win Paralympic gold in 1972, received the Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind in 2018. Minutes before Murlikant Petkar sat down to kill himself at the INHS Ashwini Naval hospital in 1967, a sweeper came rushing towards him and asked for Rs 10 for ‘matka’, a popular form of street gambling.
