Norman Pritchard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Norman Pritchard

Indian athlete and the first Olympic medal winner from India

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1877

Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 31-Oct-1929

Profession: actor, stage actor, sprinter, film actor

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Norman Gilbert Pritchard (23 June 1877 – 31 October 1929), also known by his stage name Norman Trevor, was a British-Indian sportsperson and actor who became the first Asian-born athlete to win an Olympic medal when he won two silver medals in athletics at the 1900 Paris Olympics representing India.
He was of British ethnicity and moved to Great Britain permanently in 1905, where he became a successful stage actor, and later moved to the United States to work in Hollywood.