Shivnath Singh

{{short description|Indian long-distance runner}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|07|11}}

| birth_place = Majharia, Buxar, India

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| death_place = Jamshedpur, India

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| event = 5000 metres, 10000 metres, Marathon

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| pb = 10000 m: 28:58.1 (1978){{World Athletics|id=14352941}}
marathon: 2:12:00 (1978) NR

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1973 Marikina|5000 m}}

{{MedalSilver|1973 Marikina|10,000 m}}

{{MedalSilver|1975 Seoul|5000 m}}

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Shivnath Singh (July 11, 1946 – June 6, 2003) was one of the greatest long-distance runners that India has produced. Singh represented India twice in the Asian games and twice at the Summer Olympics (1976 and 1980). He was born in Majharia, Buxar, Bihar in India.{{Cite web |title=Remembering Shivnath Singh, India's Greatest Marathon Runner |url=https://thewire.in/sport/remembering-shivnath-singh-indias-greatest-marathon-runner |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=The Wire}} He joined the Indian Army in the Bihar Regiment and rose to the rank of Naib Subedar. He died on 6 June 2003 at Jamshedpur, India after a prolonged illness. He still holds India's national record for the marathon which he set in 1978.{{cite news |title=Shivnath Singh was a brave runner with a heart of gold |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Shivnath-Singh-was-a-brave-runner-with-a-heart-of-gold/articleshow/11983.cms? |newspaper=The Times of India |date=7 June 2003 |publisher=TOI |accessdate=25 November 2018}} It is the longest standing Indian athletics record.