Milkha Singh

Milkha Singh

Singh in 2012
Personal information
Nickname(s)	The Flying Sikh
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1929-11-20)20 November 1929 Govindpura, Punjab Province, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	18 June 2021(2021-06-18) (aged 91) Chandigarh, India
Occupation	Athlete
Employer	Retired; formerly of the Indian Army and Government of Punjab, India
Spouse(s)	Nirmal Saini ​ ​ (m. 1963; died 2021)​
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Army
Rank	Honorary Captain
Awards	Padma Shri
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprinting
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing India British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff 440 yards Asian Games 1958 Tokyo 200 m 1958 Tokyo 400 m 1962 Jakarta 400 m 1962 Jakarta 4 × 400 m relay National Games of India 1958 Cuttack 200 m 1958 Cuttack 400 m 1964 Calcutta 400 m

Milkha Singh (20 November 1929 – 18 June 2021), also known as The Flying Sikh, was an Indian track and field sprinter. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Singh died of COVID-19 on 18 June 2021 at the age of 91.