Eric Prabhakar
athletics competitor
- February 23, 1925 · Chennai
- September 10, 2011 · Bengaluru
- 86 years
About Eric Prabhakar
Eric Prabhakar was an athletics competitor from India. Born in 1925, Prabhakar died in 2011 at the age of 86 in Bengaluru.
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Full Biography
|Eric Prabhakar (23 February 1925 – 10 September 2011) was an Indian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres event at the 1948 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals. He was also a Rhodes Scholar and he subsequently worked for Burmah-Shell Oil and UNESCO as well as being an active sports administrator in India.
Personal life
Eric was born on 23 February 1925, in a family noted for its achievements in sports and in the sphere of education. His brother, E. C. P. Prabhakar, has represented the state in cricket, hockey and tennis and was a top rated bureaucrat.
Eric was married to Saro Prabhakar with who he has three sons, Dev, Sathi, and Jay.
Career
After graduating in economics, Eric got an opportunity to enter the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
Competition record
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