Oscar Stanley Dawson (13 November 1923 – 23 October 2011) was an Indian Navy admiral who served as the 12th Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 March 1982 to 30 November 1984.
- From 1983 until his retirement, he also served as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Indian Armed Forces.
- Other major commands he held included that as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command and as Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Fleet (FOCEF). Dawson was also the Director of Naval Operations during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
- He also campaigned for a number of environmental causes and worked on the rehabilitation of the handicapped.
- Admiral Dawson died of cerebral haemorrhage at the Command Hospital, Bangalore in October 2011.
| Born | 13 November 1923 Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar) |
|---|---|
| Died | 23 October 2011 (aged 87) Bangalore, India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/branch | Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1943–1984 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Chief of the Naval Staff FOC-IN-C, Southern Naval Command FOC, Eastern Fleet INS Nilgiri (F33) INS Talwar (1959) |
| Battles/wars | World War II Liberation of Goa Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Awards | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
| Other work | High Commissioner to New Zealand President, Anga Karunya Kendra |
Olympic rings
ReplyDeleteThe five Olympic rings represent the five continents involved in the Olympics and were designed in 1912, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.
The symbol of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field. This was originally designed in 1912 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. Upon its initial introduction, de Coubertin stated the following in the August, 1912 edition of Olympique:
The five Olympic rings represent the five continents involved in the Olympics and were designed in 1912, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.
this is the list of olympic medalists from india...
ReplyDeleteGold National team 1928 Amsterdam Field hockey Men's competition
Gold National team 1932 Los Angeles Field hockey Men's competition
Gold National team 1936 Berlin Field hockey Men's competition
Gold National team 1948 London Field hockey Men's competition
Gold National team 1952 Helsinki Field hockey Men's competition
Bronze Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav 1952 Helsinki Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight
Gold National team 1956 Melbourne Field hockey Men's competition
Silver National team 1960 Rome Field hockey Men's competition
Gold National team 1964 Tokyo Field hockey Men's competition
Bronze National team 1968 Mexico Field hockey Men's competition
Bronze National team 1972 Munich Field hockey Men's competition
Gold National team 1980 Moscow Field hockey Men's competition
Bronze Leander Paes 1996 Atlanta Tennis Men's singles
Bronze Karnam Malleswari 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Women's 69 kg
Silver Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 2004 Athens Shooting Men's double trap
Gold Abhinav Bindra 2008 Beijing Shooting Men's 10m Air Rifle
Bronze Sushil Kumar 2008 Beijing Wrestling Men's 66 kg Freestyle
Bronze Vijender Singh 2008 Beijing Boxing Men's 75 kg
there are only seven individual olympic medalist, out of which only one gold medal,one silver and five bronze medalists.Rest all medals are from group sport and that also from hockey only.
ReplyDelete1928,1932,1936,1948,1956,1980 olympics gold medalists.1960 silver medalist and 1968,1972 bronze medalists in hockey.
one interesting fact regarding 1928 olympics .
ReplyDeleteThe captain of hockey team Jaipal Singh Munda is one of the legendary icon of Jharkhand. He was an oxford educated tribal who led the Jharkhand movement for tribal empowerment way back in 1930s.
Infact he founded the first tribal political party which is still very prominent in Jharkhand known as Jharkhand mukti morcha (JMM).
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