What is Hari Chand?
[[File:Hari Chand.jpg|thumb|India's Hari Chand running 10,000 meters on the opening day of the Asian Games in Bangkok on December 15, 1978]] '''Hari Chand''' (1 April 1953 – 13 June 2022) was an Indian [[long-distance runner]]. He competed at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal]], where he came eighth.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080619002010/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/16/stories/2008061655811700.htm Surendra betters record - The Hindu]</ref> In the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]] he came 10th in the 10,000 meter run.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianathletics.org/results/olympics.html |title=Olympic results for India including Hari Chand in the listings |access-date=1 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022152015/http://www.indianathletics.org/results/olympics.html |archive-date=22 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He ran barefoot in Montreal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2003/06/07/stories/2003060705211800.htm|title=A great distance runner is no more|last=Our Special Correspondent|first=|date=7 June 2003|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2017-11-20}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Chand died on 13 June 2022 in [[Hoshiarpur]], India from a long illness, aged 69.<ref>[https://sports.ndtv.com/athletics/hari-chand-indias-long-distance-running-legend-dies-aged-69-3061803 Hari Chand, India's Long-Distance Running Legend, Dies Aged 69]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chand, Hari}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Indian athletes]] [[Category:Long-distance runners]] [[Category:Olympians for India]] {{sports-bio-stub}}