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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 gave India its first-ever medal in the Olympics in the 200m hurdles and finished the race in 26 seconds to take the silver behind USA’s Walter Tewksbury. With the silver medal, he also became the first athlete to win a medal in the Olympics from an Asian nation.
Although not a match for the best athletes at the 1900 Olympics, he was a solid sprinter and hurdler, winning the Bengal 100 yards title for seven consecutive years (1894-1900) and was also Bengal champion at 440 yards and 120y hurdles, which would lend support to the Indian claim.
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.
Apr 8, 2005 · SEVENTY-FIVE years after his tragic death at the age of 54, the legacy of Olympian Norman Gilbert Pritchard continues to haunt Indian sport. Who was India's first Olympian? The first from...
Jul 17, 2018 · Norman Gilbert Pritchard was the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic medal, but little is known about his life and his family. Delhi-based sports journalist Gulu Ezekiel...
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...
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.
