Domnic, Only you can provide so much detailed information on Goans generally. Hats off to your memory and care for detail.
Regards. On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 1:20 AM, Domnic Fernandes <domval...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Lavy > (Lavinho) Pinto was born in Nairobi, Kenya. His family hailed from Morodd, > Mapusa. He grew > up in the Dhobitalao area of South Bombay and studied at St. Xavier's > School > and College. He got married in St. Jerome/Our Lady of Miracles Church in > Mapusa > and went to Church in a horse carriage. He worked with Tatas and had his > stints > at the Taj Mahal Hotel and Air India, before moving to the US in 1969. He > has five children: Leroy Pinto, > Lindsey Pinto, Elizabeth Pinto, Lorne Pinto and Lesley Pinto. They reside > in Chicago. > > > > When > we talk of Goans who have enhanced the name of the state and country > through > their achievements in track and field athletics wearing an India vest, Lavy > Pinto comes to mind. > > > > The > pride of place will surely go to Lavy Pinto who for a number of years held > the > National Records for the 100 and 200 Metres and whose State Record, in both > these events stood for a good many years. It was in 1951 that Lavy Pinto > established > a National record of 10.7 seconds. In 1953 he improved it to 10.6 seconds, > it > seemed then that there was a glued magic to the figure of 10.6 seconds, > which > had remained unbroken record for nearly twenty years. He also anchored the > 4X100 relay quartet to silver. > > > > Further > in the first Asian Games held at New Delhi in 1951 Lavy Pinto whilst > representing India came first in both sprints, and gained the title of > being > Asia's fastest sprinter. Till then and up to the 1970 Bangkok Asian games > no Indian > could even come up-to the 6th place. > > > > On > Lavy's performance at the first Asian Games he was selected to represent > India > in the XV Olympic Games held at Helsinki in 1952. Pinto the captain of the > Indian athletic team came fourth in the semifinals of the 100 metres > sprint in > a timing of 10.7 seconds and also reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres > sprint in a timing of 21.7 seconds. Lavy was very often a member of > victorious > relay team which established National Records. He had the unique > distinction of > being the national champion for both 100 and 200 metres. > > > > 1949 > New Delhi, 1950 Bombay, 1951 Ludhiana, 1952 Madras, 1953 Jabalpur and 1955 > Calcutta. He had to withdraw from the 200 metre sprint at Madras in 1952 > owing > to a pulled leg muscle. > > > > At > the national games he was selected in both events and in the semi-finals > of the > 200 metres sprint he established a New National Record of 21.5 seconds > which > was unbroken for eight years. > > > > So > far no other sprinter has achieved such a long record of distinctions. He > was > nick-named "Scorcher of the cinder tracks". The fastest man in Asia was > declared the 12th fastest individual in the world after a selection for the > Helsinki Olympic in 1952. > > > > Out > of the eight athletes selected to represent India at the Helsinki Olympics > two > were Goans - Lavy Pinto and Mary D'Souza. > > > > Two > of the greatest contributions to Indian Athletics from the small Goan > community > are International sprinters Lavy Pinto and Mary D'Souza both at the top of > their respective fields for a number of years. They have carved out a name > for > the Goans that posterity will remember. > > > > Moi-mogan, > > > > Domnic > Fernandes > > Gaumvaddi, > Anjuna > > Mob: > 8805237604 > >