Ranjit BHATIA

India
India
AthleticsAthletics
Games Participations1
First Olympic GamesRome 1960
Year of Birth1936

Biography

Ranjit Bhatia was an Indian distance runner who ran the 5,000 and marathon at the 1960 Rome Olympics. Bhatia first studied at St. Stephen’s College but was then a Rhodes Scholar who studied mathematics at Jesus College at Oxford. He later became a reader of mathematics at St. Stephen’s College in Delhi. Bhatia was awarded an Order of the British Empire for his accomplishments, especially for being a link being British and Indian sport and for his services to the Rhodes Trust.

Personal Bests: 5000 – 14:28.0 (1960); Mar – unknown.

Olympic Results

Athlete Olympic Results Content

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