Hari Chand
Hari Chand was an Indian long-distance runner. In the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he came eighth in the heats of Athletics at the [1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres|the 10,000 metre run] with a time of 28:48.7. This however was a List of Indian [records in athletics|national record] for an Indian athlete and was only beaten 32 years later by Surendra Singh. In the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow he came 10th in the heats of the 10,000 meter run. He also came 22nd in the Athletics at the [1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympic Men's Marathon]. He ran barefoot in Montreal.
Hari Chand and his contemporary Shivnath Singh were rivals, the rivalry had begun in national events in India, Chand went on to beat Singh in several races of the Asian Championships in 1973 and 1975. He was awarded the Arjuna award for athletics in 1975.