For the American poet, see Norman Pritchard (poet).
Norman Pritchard
In The Sketch, 28 February 1900
Personal information
Full name
Norman Gilbert Pritchard
Nationality
British
Born
(1875-06-23)23 June 1875 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died
30 October 1929(1929-10-30) (aged 54) Los Angeles, United States
Education
St. Xavier's College, Calcutta
Sport
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
200 metre hurdles 200 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing India
Olympic Games
1900 Paris
200 metres hurdles
1900 Paris
200 metres
Trevor at right with Earle Foxe and Florence Reed in The Black Panther's Cub (1921).
Norman Gilbert Pritchard (23 June 1875 – 30 October 1929), also known by his stage name Norman Trevor, was a British-Indian athlete and actor who became the first Asian-born athlete to win an Olympic medal when he won two silver medals in athletics at the 1900 Paris Olympics representing India. He won India's first medal at the Olympics in the 200 metres and the 200 metres hurdles.[1][2][3]
^"The story of a champion from the East". The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata). Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
^"Norman Pritchard". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^"Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Kolkata: Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
Norman Gilbert Pritchard (23 June 1875 – 30 October 1929), also known by his stage name Norman Trevor, was a British-Indian athlete and actor who became...
of results of competitors from Australia before 1901. One athlete, NormanPritchard, represented India in 1900. In 2005, the IAAF published the official...
first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete NormanPritchard winning two medals – both silver – in athletics and became the first...
highest individual achievements for India were two silver medals won by NormanPritchard, an Englishman born in India, at the 1900 Paris Olympics and one silver...
Olympic Committee and Indian Olympic Association officially recognise NormanPritchard to have been the first Indian track and field Olympic medalist, having...
Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, some twenty years after a single athlete (NormanPritchard) competed for India in 1900 (see India at the 1900 Summer Olympics)...
1863 – Sándor Bródy, Hungarian author and journalist (d. 1924) 1877 – NormanPritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor (d. 1929) 1879 – Huda Sha'arawi,...
appearance as an independent nation in 1948, and its third overall after NormanPritchard's silver medals in 1900. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won India's first silver...
"NORMANPRITCHARD - 'THE PIONEER' « Athletics Federation of India". Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022. "Norman Pritchard :...
Grand Prix tour. At the Olympic Games, the first Indian competitor was NormanPritchard, an Anglo-Indian, who won silver medals in the 200 metres and 200 metres...
South Asian to have won an Olympic medal in track and field after NormanPritchard of India, with the third being Susanthika Jayasinghe, another Sri Lankan...
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championship of the day. India's debut Games reached a high point with NormanPritchard's silver medal in the 200 metre hurdles. The marathon was the only event...
Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018. "Michael Norman edges Noah Lyles in Rome 200m". NBC Sports. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June...
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