Bahadur Prasad Singh (born 1 September 1965) is a former Indian middle distance runner. He holds the current national records in 5000 metres. Singh set the 5000 m record (13:29.70) in Birmingham, UK on 27 June 1992. Then on 23 December 1995, Prasad clocked a time of 3:38.00 at the 1995 South Asian Games in Chennai to set the 1500 m national record, which stood for 23 years.[1][2]
Prasad represented India at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the 5000 m event where he clocked a time of 13:50.71 in the heats. He also took part in 1500 m at 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He managed an eight position in the fifth heats with an effort of 3:46.16 in the first round.[3] He was awarded the Arjuna award for the year 1992 for his achievements in middle distance running.[4]
References
- ↑ Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009. Athletics Federation of INDIA.
- ↑ SAF Games : Athletic Records. tomorrowsrilanka.com.
- ↑ Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Round One. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ ARJUNA AWARDEES ON INDIAN RAILWAYS. indianrailways.gov.in. Template:Dead link