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{{short description|Indian sprinter}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Anand Shetty
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| fullname =
| nickname = Flying Bunt<ref name="Anand Shetty" />
| nationality = [[India]]n
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[100 meters]], [[200 meters]]
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| birth_date = c. 1961
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| retired=
| death_date = 21 {{death year and age|2013|1961|05}}
| death_place = [[Mangalore]], [[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Karnataka]], India
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| country = India
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| medaltemplates={{MedalSport|Men's [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1984 South Asian Games|1984 Kathmandu]]|200 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[1987 South Asian Games|1987 Calcutta]]|100 m}}
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'''Anand Shetty''' (c. 1961 – 21 May 2013) was an Indian athlete who specialized in [[Sprint (running)|sprints]]. He was a nine-time national champion in the [[100 metres]] and [[200 metres]] events between 1982 and 1989.<ref>{{cite news |title= Former sprinter champion Anand Shetty passes away |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-21/athletics/39418050_1_car-accident-dakshina-kannada-district-sprint |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130720143509/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-21/athletics/39418050_1_car-accident-dakshina-kannada-district-sprint |url-status= dead |archive-date= 20 July 2013 |date= 21 May 2013 |newspaper= [[The Times of India]] |accessdate= 20 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Former sprinter Anand Shetty dies in hospital after road mishap near Mangalore |url= http://coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/53767-former-sprinter-anand-shetty-dies-in-hospital-after-road-mishap-near-mangalore |publisher= Coastal Digest |date= 21 May 2013 |accessdate= 20 July 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130610090316/http://coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/53767-former-sprinter-anand-shetty-dies-in-hospital-after-road-mishap-near-mangalore |archive-date= 10 June 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

==Career==
Anand Shetty started his career in sports initially as a [[Kabaddi]] player and eventually turned into sprints.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mangalore: Former International Sprinter Anand Shetty Passes Away at Age 52 |url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=397746 |publisher=Mangalorean |date=21 May 2013 |accessdate=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233329/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=397746 |archivedate=3 March 2016 }}</ref> He made his first senior appearance at the international level in the [[1982 Asian Games]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="Record">{{cite news |title= Former sprinter Anand Shetty passes away |url= http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/former-sprinter-anand-shetty-passes-away/article4736244.ece |newspaper= Business Line |date= 21 May 2013 |accessdate= 20 July 2013}}</ref> In the [[South Asian Games]], he won gold medals in the 200 metres event in [[Kathmandu]] in 1984 and in the 100 metres event in [[Calcutta]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite news|title=International athlete Anand Shetty dies following accident |url=http://news.chennaionline.com/sports/International-athlete-Anand-Shetty-dies-following-accident/af96adb3-6c67-473c-b5ec-17ef42a5941f.col |publisher=Chennaionline |date=21 May 2013 |accessdate=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235218/http://news.chennaionline.com/sports/International-athlete-Anand-Shetty-dies-following-accident/af96adb3-6c67-473c-b5ec-17ef42a5941f.col |archivedate=3 March 2016 }}</ref> He won gold medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres seniors' national events in 1982 in Delhi and went on to retain the titles in [[Jamshedpur]] in 1983.<ref name="Record" /> In total, he held the records nine times till 1989. He was given the [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Rajyotsava award]] in 1991 for his contribution to sports.<ref name="Anand Shetty">{{cite news |title= 'Flying Bunt' Anand Shetty dies in crash |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-22/athletics/39444026_1_ankita-dialysis-facility-injuries |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130729235808/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-22/athletics/39444026_1_ankita-dialysis-facility-injuries |url-status= dead |archive-date= 29 July 2013 |date= 22 May 2013 |newspaper= [[The Times of India]] |accessdate= 20 July 2013}}</ref>

== Death ==
Anand Shetty was seriously injured in a car accident on 18 May 2013 and succumbed to the injuries on 21 May at the KMC Hospital in [[Mangalore]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Mangalore: Former sprint champion Anand Shetty dies in accident|url= http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=174386|publisher=Daiji World|date= 21 May 2013|accessdate= 20 July 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ind.htm Record holders in senior national championships]

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[[Category:Athletes from Karnataka]]
[[Category:People from Dakshina Kannada district]]
[[Category:Indian male sprinters]]
[[Category:Road incident deaths in India]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:Date of birth missing]]
[[Category:2013 deaths]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]]

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