Singaporean Mr. Neo Chee Kok in the 1500 metre freestyle
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Sachin Nag won the swimming gold medal for India in 1951 during the Asian Games by winning the 100 m freestyle.
Kamaljit Sandhu, 1982, Bangkok
The first gold medal won by an Indian woman was at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok when Kamaljeet Sandhu won the 400 meter run.
Singaporean Mr. Neo Chee Kok in the 1500 metre freestyle
Singaporean Mr. Neo Chee Kok in the 1500 metre freestyle
Mubarak Shah of Pakistan won the gold medal in this Steeplechase event of 1958 Tokyo Asian game.
I know that the first Asian to win a gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle was Tae Hwan Park of South Korea who was also the first Korean to win a gold medal for swimming at the Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 200m freestyle - he was beaten by Michael Phelps. He won these medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The first Asian to win a gold medal in Olympic Athletic competition was Mikio Oda of Japan who won the triple jump competition in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
the first medal she won was a gold medal.
15 Gold Medals in 1951 Asian Games Held in NewDelhi. There is big chance we can cross this time around in 2010.