Paris Olympics 2024: Norman Gilbert Pritchard, This is the person who gave India its first Olympic medal, Year 1900 In Norman Gilbert Pritchard from Calcutta, He went to England for holidays and there he decided to participate in the Paris Olympics, Athlete Pritchard won two silver medals, the first 200 meter and second 200 Metre hurdles, This was India’s first Olympic medal, However, for years the mystery of who was the main member of Richard’s family remained unsolved.,Who was he and where did he go after that?, His life was a mystery,
where were you born,
Buchanan and his partners in the project Gulu Ezekiel to Pritchard ,mysterious person, has told, According to him, Norman was born 23 june1875 Alipore home of George Peterson Pritchard and Helen Maynard Pritchard, It happened in Calcutta, The Pritchards ,lived in a house on the fashionable Robinson Road and Norman was associated with the famous trading company, Worked for Bird & Co.,
Pritchard was a fine football player and he 1894-1900 Bengal for seven consecutive times between 100 The yard was won, They 1898 And 1899 In 100 in meter sprint 10.0 set a record for seconds, Although no one knows why he went to England, No documents have been found regarding this, But according to an article by Athletics Federation of India, It is believed that he went there for a holiday, In fact it was impossible for Pritchard to go to Europe to participate in the Olympic Games, Because, This was not news that reached other parts of Europe, Calcutta was many miles away from Europe, So it was not possible for this news to reach there.,
When the debate broke out about Richard
World Athletics 2005 In 2004 This book of official track and field records for the Olympics was released, In which it was written that Norman had participated in the Olympics on behalf of Britain, In addition his medals were included in Great Britain’s records, Although, according to the IOC, Norman participated on behalf of India and the medals were included in India’s quota,
Changed name to Hollywood,
It is said that after this year 1905 He moved to America to begin his acting career in, Year 2002 In 2005, former East Zone captain and cricketer Raju Mukerji revealed that Norman had started working in Hollywood under the name Norman Trevor., Richard worked in some silent films whose posters were revealed to the fans after a long time, Norman’s full name was Gilbert Norman Pitchard and Trevor No on screen, Almost all the males in his family are named after these names, It is also said that he was once seen as a spectator at the Olympics in Russia, Although there is no evidence of this, According to a journalist who researched his life, he spent years in California. 1929 took his last breath,