Anand Shetty
{{short description|Indian sprinter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Anand Shetty
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| nationality = Indian
| sport = Track and field
| event = 100 meters, 200 meters
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| birth_date = c. 1961
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| death_date = 21 {{death year and age|2013|1961|05}}
| death_place = Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India
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| country = India
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| medaltemplates={{MedalSport|Men's Athletics}}
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{{MedalCompetition|South Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|1984 Kathmandu|200 m}}
{{MedalGold|1987 Calcutta|100 m}}
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Anand Shetty (c. 1961 – 21 May 2013) was an Indian athlete who specialized in sprints. He was a nine-time national champion in the 100 metres and 200 metres events between 1982 and 1989.{{cite news |title= Former sprinter champion Anand Shetty passes away |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-21/athletics/39418050_1_car-accident-dakshina-kannada-district-sprint |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130720143509/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-21/athletics/39418050_1_car-accident-dakshina-kannada-district-sprint |url-status= dead |archive-date= 20 July 2013 |date= 21 May 2013 |newspaper= The Times of India |accessdate= 20 July 2013}}{{cite news |title= Former sprinter Anand Shetty dies in hospital after road mishap near Mangalore |url= http://coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/53767-former-sprinter-anand-shetty-dies-in-hospital-after-road-mishap-near-mangalore |publisher= Coastal Digest |date= 21 May 2013 |accessdate= 20 July 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130610090316/http://coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/53767-former-sprinter-anand-shetty-dies-in-hospital-after-road-mishap-near-mangalore |archive-date= 10 June 2013 |url-status= dead }}
Career
Son of a Kambala Jockey, and himself a Jockey in teens,{{Cite news |date=2020-02-22 |title=Anand Shetty pioneered transition from kambala to athletics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/anand-shetty-pioneered-transition-from-kambala-to-athletics/articleshow/74255474.cms |access-date=2024-04-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} Anand Shetty started his career in sports initially as a Kabaddi player and eventually turned into sprints.{{cite news |title=Mangalore: Former International Sprinter Anand Shetty Passes Away at Age 52 |url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=397746 |publisher=Mangalorean |date=21 May 2013 |access-date=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233329/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=397746 }} He made his first senior appearance at the international level in the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.{{cite news |title= Former sprinter Anand Shetty passes away |url= http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/former-sprinter-anand-shetty-passes-away/article4736244.ece |newspaper= Business Line |date= 21 May 2013 |accessdate= 20 July 2013}} In the South Asian Games, he won gold medals in the 200 metres event in Kathmandu in 1984 and in the 100 metres event in Calcutta in 1987.{{cite news |title=International athlete Anand Shetty dies following accident |url=http://news.chennaionline.com/sports/International-athlete-Anand-Shetty-dies-following-accident/af96adb3-6c67-473c-b5ec-17ef42a5941f.col |publisher=Chennaionline |date=21 May 2013 |access-date=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235218/http://news.chennaionline.com/sports/International-athlete-Anand-Shetty-dies-following-accident/af96adb3-6c67-473c-b5ec-17ef42a5941f.col |archive-date=3 March 2016}} He won gold medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres seniors' national events in 1982 in Delhi and went on to retain the titles in Jamshedpur in 1983. In total, he held the records nine times till 1989. He was given the Rajyotsava award in 1991 for his contribution to sports.{{cite news |title= 'Flying Bunt' Anand Shetty dies in crash |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-22/athletics/39444026_1_ankita-dialysis-facility-injuries |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130729235808/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-22/athletics/39444026_1_ankita-dialysis-facility-injuries |url-status= dead |archive-date= 29 July 2013 |date= 22 May 2013 |newspaper= The Times of India |accessdate= 20 July 2013}}
Death
Anand Shetty was seriously injured in a car accident on 18 May 2013 and succumbed to the injuries on 21 May at the KMC Hospital in Mangalore.{{cite news|title= Mangalore: Former sprint champion Anand Shetty dies in accident|url= http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=174386|publisher=Daiji World|date= 21 May 2013|accessdate= 20 July 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ind.htm Record holders in senior national championships]
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Category:Athletes from Karnataka
Category:People from Dakshina Kannada district
Category:Indian male sprinters
Category:Road incident deaths in India
Category:Year of birth missing
Category:Date of birth missing