Mohammad Sarengat
Banyumas, Dutch East Indies | |
| Died | October 13, 2014 (aged 74) Jakarta, Indonesia |
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Medal record | |
Mohammad Sarengat (October 28, 1939 – October 13, 2014) was an Indonesian
Born in Kedunguter in Banyumas Regency, he grew up in Batang Regency before settling in Surabaya. He came from a sporting family – his uncle Mursanyoto was a goalkeeper for the Indonesia national football team.[2]
Sarengat won the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint at the
Only two other Indonesian athletes have won gold medals at the Asian Games since 1962 - Supriyati Sutono and Maria Natalia Londa.[1] Following his Asian Games win, his only other international medal of note was a silver medal in the 110 m hurdles at the 1963 GANEFO Games, where he placed behind China's Gao Jiqiao.[5] Following his retirement, a football stadium in Batang Regency (his home area) was named in honour as the Moh Sarengat Stadium.[2]
After finishing his sports career he trained as a medic and went on to serve as physician for the Indonesian vice president Adam Malik.[3] Sarengat died on October 13, 2014, at Pondok Indah Hospital in South Jakarta at the age of 73. He had been hospitalized since suffering a stroke in 2012. He was survived by his wife and children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Afriatni, Ami (2014-10-13). "Indonesian Sprinting Great Sarengat Dies Aged 74". Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ^ a b Wardany, Irawaty (2014-10-18).Sprinting legend M. Sarengat dies at 73 . Jakarta Post. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
- ^ a b Mohammad Sarengat. Jakarta Encyclopaedia. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
- ^ Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
- ^ GANEFO Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
Asian Games champions in men's 100 metres | |
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