Gopal Saini
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| National team |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1954 Rajasthan, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle distance runner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gopal Saini (born 1954) is a former Indian middle-distance runner. He held the national record in 3000 meters Steeplechase which was unbeaten for 37 years. Saini set the 3000m Steeplechase record (8:30.88) in Tokyo,Japan on 5 June 1981 which was then broken by Avinash Sable by clocking 8:29.80 at the 2018 National Open Championships in Bhubaneswar. Sable set a new national record of 8:11.20 in August 2022 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.Saini represented in 1980 22nd olympic games in Soviet Union for men's 5000m race.
He hails from Rajasthan. He was conferred Arjuna award in 1981 for his achievements. He practiced on terrains for strength of legs. He currently works in SBBJ and also owns a restaurant in Jaipur.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Gopal Saini at World Athletics
- Gopal Saini at Olympics.com
- Gopal Saini at Olympedia
- Gopal Saini at InterSportStats
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