Parduman Singh Brar

Parduman Singh Brar (15 October 1927 – 22 March 2007) was an Indian athlete who specialized in shot put and discus throw events.

[1] Brar was India's national champion in the shot put and discus throw events in the 1950s.

In the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, he won gold medals in the shot put and discus throw events, thus becoming the first athlete in Asia to achieve the feat.

He was given the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 1999 recognizing his contribution to Indian sports.

[2] Brar, paralysed after an accident in the early 1980s, died on 22 March 2007 in his native village in Punjab after prolonged illness.