Mohinder Singh Gill

Mohinder Singh Gill
Mohinder Singh Gill
Personal information
Full nameMohinder Singh Gill
NationalityAmerican
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTrack and field
Event
Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestTJ – 16.79 (1971) Indian Record for almost 40 years. 57’ 5.5” (1972 ) Controversial foul was measured over World Record.
Medal record
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
1970 Edinburgh Triple jump
1974 Christchurch Triple jump
Asian Games
1970 Bangkok Triple jump
1974 Tehran Triple jump
Asian Championships
1973 Manila Triple jump
Pre-Olympics
1971 Munich Triple Jump
1972 Munich Triple Jump

Mohinder Singh Gill is a retired Indian triple jumper who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Gill won 52 major international invitational competitions in North America and Europe, setting 19 new records in the process. In addition, he won five NCAA Championships, all with new records. Some of those records stood 40 years later.