# Murlikant Petkar

> Murlikant Petkar is India's first Paralympic gold medalist. He won an individual gold medal in the 1972 Summer Paralympics, in Heidelberg, Germany. He set a world record in the 50 m freestyle swimming event, at 37.33 seconds. In the same games he participated in javelin throw, precision javelin throw, and wheelchair slalom. He was a finalist in all three events. In 2018, he was awarded with the Padma Shri. He was also awarded the Arjuna Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2024, which was presented to him in January 2025.

*Indian athlete*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/murlikant-petkar

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** India
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 9.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [مرلی کانت پیٹکر](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%B9%DA%A9%D8%B1)
- [মুৰলীকান্ত পেটকাৰ](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0)
- [مۆرلیکانت پێتکار](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%86%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%BE%DB%8E%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1)
- [Murlikant Petkar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murlikant_Petkar)
- [Murlikant Petkar](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murlikant_Petkar)
- [مورلیکانت پتکار](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%BE%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1)
- [मुर्लिकांत पेटकर](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0)
- [ಮುರಳಿಕಾಂತ್ ಪೆಟ್ಕರ್](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B3%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D)
- [മുർളികാന്ത് പേട്കർ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%81%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%BC)
- [मुरलीकांत पेटकर](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0)
- [முரளிகாந்த் பெட்கார்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D)
- [మురళికాంత్ పెట్కార్](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%B3%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6938778)

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