Shamsher Khan (1933 – 15 October 2017)[1] was an Indian swimmer who represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2][3] In 1954, he made a national record in the 200-meter butterfly event. He broke the existing national record at the national meet in Bangalore in 1955.

Shamsher Khan
Personal information
Born1933
Kaithepalli, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Died (aged 84)
Sport
SportSwimming

Shamsher Khan was in the Indian Army and also participated in the Indo-China war in 1962 and the war with Pakistan in 1971. He retired from the Indian Army in 1973 with the Subedar rank.

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  1. ^ "First Indian Olympic swimmer Shamsher Khan dies of cardiac arrest - Times of India". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. ^ Samdani, MN (27 July 2012). "Robbed: 1956 Swimming hero Shamsher of his Olympic feat". The Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Forgotten Olympian feted". 9 August 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
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