# Surat Mathur

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{{Short description|Indian long-distance runner (1930–2021)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name        = Surat Mathur
| birth_name  = Surat Singh Mathur
| image       =
| caption     =
| nationality = Indian
| sport       = Long-distance running
| event       = Marathon
| club        = 
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1930|8|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Delhi, India
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2021|6|11|1930|8|22|df=yes}}
| death_place = Delhi, India
| height      =
| weight      =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport  | Men's [athletics](/source/athletics_(sport))}}
{{MedalCountry| {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[1951 New Delhi](/source/1951_Asian_Games)|[Marathon](/source/Athletics_at_the_1951_Asian_Games)}}
}}

'''Surat Mathur''' (22 August 1930 – 11 June 2021)<ref>[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/athletics/indian-olympian-surat-singh-mathur-passes-away-1952-helsinki-olympics-marathon/article34792465.ece/ Indian Olympian Surat Singh Mathur passes away]</ref> was an Indian [long-distance runner](/source/long-distance_track_event).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71443 |title=Surat Mathur |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> He competed in the [marathon](/source/Athletics_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_marathon) at the [1952 Summer Olympics](/source/1952_Summer_Olympics).<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/surat-mathur-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100014/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/surat-mathur-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Surat Mathur Olympic Results |accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref> He also won a bronze medal at the [1951 Asian Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1951_Asian_Games).

Mathur died from COVID-19 in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-06-12 |title=1951 Asiad medallist and 1952 Olympics marathoner Surat Singh Mathur dies of COVID-19 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/1951-asiad-medallist-and-1952-olympics-marathoner-surat-singh-mathur-dies-of-covid-19/articleshow/83463155.cms?fbclid=IwAR24E-UQ51KYOfKGhfgEpOJr-BTgUyDruLWktFmx0NQLy_2j6ka9g41wlX0 |access-date=2023-07-21 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

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Category:1930 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:Indian men long-distance runners
Category:Indian men marathon runners
Category:Olympic athletes for India
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India
Category:Asian Games athletes for India
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)

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