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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Eric Prabhakar<br />
| image =<br />
| caption =<br />
| full_name = Eric Rajanicka Prabhakar Philip<br />
| nationality =Indian<br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = 100m<br />
| collegeteam = [[University of Oxford]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|2|23|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai|Madras]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|9|10|1925|2|23|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place =[[Bangalore]], India<br />
| height =<br />
| weight =<br />
}}<br />
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'''Eric Prabhakar''' (23 February 1925 &ndash; 10 September 2011)<ref name="deccanherald.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/190061/eric-prabhakar-passes-away.html |title=Eric Prabhakar passes away |access-date=21 September 2011 |work=deccanherald.com}}</ref> was an Indian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]]. He competed in the [[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|men's 100 metres]] event at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], reaching the quarterfinals.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/eric-prabhakar-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010926/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/eric-prabhakar-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Eric Prabhakar Olympic Results |access-date=21 September 2011 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> He was also a [[Rhodes Scholar]] and he subsequently worked for Burmah-Shell Oil and [[UNESCO]] as well as being an active sports administrator in India.<ref name="deccanherald.com" /><br />
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==Competition record==<br />
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}<br />
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!colspan="6"|Representing {{flagIOC|IND|1948 Summer}}<br />
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|1948<br />
|[[1948 Summer Olympics|Olympics]]<br />
|[[London, England]]<br />
|6th, QF 4<br />
|100 m<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres| ]]<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:1925 births]]<br />
[[Category:2011 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male sprinters]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic athletes of India]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Rhodes Scholars]]<br />
[[Category:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford]]<br />
[[Category:University of Madras alumni]]<br />
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