Gyan Bhalla

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGyan Prakash•Bhalla
Used nameGyan•Bhalla
Born22 April 1910
NOC India

Biography

Gyan Bhalla was an Indian track and field athlete who specialised in sprinting. At the 1934 British Empire Games Bhalla finished sixth in the 4×110 yards relay (with Ronald Vernieux and the non-Olympians Jehangir Khan and Niranjan Singh). He also ran in the 440 yards but was eliminated in the heats. Two years later he ran in both the 400 and 800 metres at the 1936 Berlin Olympics but did not advance from the heats in either race.

Personal Bests: 400 – 49.7 (1930); 800 – 1:58.5y (1934).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Athletics IND Gyan Bhalla
400 metres, Men (Olympic) 5 h8 r1/4
800 metres, Men (Olympic) 8 h3 r1/3