About Hakam Singh
Lived 1901 – 2018 (aged 116–117). Hakam Singh was an Indian athletics competitor.
Hakam Singh (died 14 August 2018) was an Indian athlete who won the gold medal at the 1978 Asian Games in 20 kilometre race walk. He also won a gold in the Asian Track and Field Meeting held at Tokyo in 1979. He is a recipient of the Dhyan Chand Award.
Singh died in Sangrur, Punjab on 14 August 2018 at age 64.
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Who was Hakam Singh?
Olympian athlete
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Hakam Singh was born in 1901.
When did Hakam Singh die?
Hakam Singh died on 14 August 2018 in Sangrur.
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Hakam Singh was an athletics competitor.
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Hakam Singh was Indian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hakam Singh. https://biography.guide/hakam-singh/
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