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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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
Aug 12, 2021 · I n 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 17, 2024 · Murlikant Petkar is India’s first-ever Paralympics gold medalist who broke the world record in swimming in 1972. A paraplegic, his fightback has inspired the biopic ‘Chandu Champion’ starring Kartik Aaryan.
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.
May 22, 2024 · Murlikant Petkar. (Photo Courtesy: X) After he won a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Murlikant Petkar became India's first Paralympics gold medalist. In 2018, Petkar was...
Aug 29, 2021 · Murlikant Petkar, first Indian to win Paralympic gold in 1972, received the Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind in 2018