event death_date death_place birth_place nationality height sport birth_date image article_title name
3000 metres steeplechase 1 1981 1932 10 rathiapura , dhar , madhya pradesh india bhind , morena , british india indian 6 ft 1 in m on track and field 1932 paan singh tomar.png paan singh tomar
 paan singh tomar
paan singh tomar

paan singh tomar -lrb- 1932 -- october 1 , 1981 -rrb- was an indian soldier , athlete , and `` baghee '' -lrb- rebel -rrb- .
he served in the indian army , where his talent for running was discovered .
he was a seven-time national steeplechase champion in the 1950s and 1960s , and represented india at the 1958 asian games .
after a premature retirement from the army , he returned to his native village .
he later gained notoriety as a chambal valley dacoit when he resorted to banditry after a land feud there .
in 1981 , he was killed by the indian law enforcement authorities .
