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| name = Gopal Saini<br />
| image = Gopal saini cropped.jpg<br />
| national_team = {{IND}}<br />
| birth_date = {{birth year|1954}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Rajasthan]], India<br />
| sport = [[Middle distance runner]]<br />
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'''Gopal Saini'''(born 1954) is a former Indian [[middle distance runner]]. He holds the current national record in 3000 meters [[Steeplechase (athletics)|Steeplechase]] which is unbeaten till date. Saini set the 3000m Steeplechase record (8:30.88) in Tokyo,Japan on 5 June 1981.He represented in 1980 22nd olympic games in [[Soviet Union]] for men's 5000m race.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085445/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/gopal-saini-1.html]<br />
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He hails from [[Rajasthan]]. He was conferred [[Arjuna award]] in 1981 for his achievements.<br />
He practiced on [[terrains]] for strength of legs. He currently works in SBBJ and also owns a restaurant in [[Jaipur]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070430022814/http://www.indianathletics.org/RECORDS/sr-indianrecords.htm Indian Records]<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male middle-distance runners]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male steeplechase runners]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes from Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Rajasthani people]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic athletes of India]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games]]<br />
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