Gul Dev
Gul Mustafa Dev was the first Indian Olympian from the state of Jammu and Kashmir, who represented India in the Winter Olympic Games, with two other participants at the 1988 Winter Olympics held at Calgary, Canada (see India at the 1988 Winter Olympics).[1]
Gul Dev | |||||||||
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| Born | 24 May 1963 | ||||||||
| Other names | Gul Mustafa Dev | ||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (1988) | ||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
Apart from participating in the Olympics, Gul Dev was among the first to represent team India at the first Asian Winter Games, which were held from 1 to 8 March 1986 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. He also went as a national coach for team India to the Junior Asian Winter Games held at China in 2005. He was the Indian team leader for Treofeo Pinocchio Sugli Sci, held in Italy in 2009.[2] He was the Recipient of the Award Of Excellence In Sports for Jammu and Kashmir in 2011.
Alpine skiing results
Olympic results
| Year | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
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| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| 1988 | Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
References
- "Kashmiri Olympian honoured after 20 years". Greaterkashmir.com. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Comunicati 2009 - Pinocchi sugli Sci - APT Agenzia Per il Turismo Abetone Pistoia Montagna Pistoiese". Pinocchiosuglisci.it. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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