Radhey Shyam

{{short description|Indian basketball player}}

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| citizenship = India

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1953|5|1}}

| birth_place = Sikar, Rajasthan, India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|8|19|1953|5|1}}

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| sport = Basketball

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Radhey Shyam Bijarniya (1 May 1953 – 19 August 2006) was an Indian basketball player from Sikar, Rajasthan. He represented India at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 Asian Games. He was the second best scorer from the Indian team averaging 14 points after the leading scorer Ajmer Singh Chopra at the 1980 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |title=Basketball at 1980 Olympics: India's road to qualification, roster, results, top performers and more |url=https://in.nba.com/news/basketball-at-1980-olympics-indias-road-to-qualification-roster-results-top-performers/1nthmw871o22a1dc04ot7c1c2z |website=NBA |last1=Matange |first1=Yash |date=23 July 2021}}{{cite web |title=Indian basketball team: A topsy-turvy trail |url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/indian-basketball-team-national-history-olympics-asian-basketball-championships |website=Olympics |last1=Peter |first1=Naveen |date=23 September 2021}} He was a recipient of the Arjuna Award in 1983.{{Cite book |last1=Surhone |first1=Lambert M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rkezcQAACAAJ |title=Radhey Shyam |last2=Timpledon |first2=Miriam T. |last3=Marseken |first3=Susan F. |date=2010-08-05 |publisher=VDM Publishing |isbn=978-613-1-11764-0 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Shyam Radhey |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/93270/sid/2940/tid/301/_//index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811051423/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/93270/sid/2940/tid/301/_//index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=6 August 2024 |website=FIBA}}{{Cite web |title=Indian basketball team: A topsy-turvy trail |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-basketball-team-national-history-olympics-asian-basketball-championships |website=Olympics.com}} “ The Indians, at one stage, even led the Aussies with Ajmer Singh leading the scoring. He finished the competition with the eighth-best scoring average while Radhey Shyam too enjoyed a fine outing.”