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{{Infobox athlete<br />
| name = Charles Borromeo<br />
| image = Charles Borromeo (Indian Athlete) Being interviewed by DD Tamil.jpg<br />
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| caption = Charles Borromeo in 2022.<br />
| birth_name = <br />
| fullname = Charles Borromeo<br />
| nickname = <br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| residence = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|12|01}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Devakottai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| death_date = <br />
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| country = {{IND}}<br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = [[800 metres]]<br />
| medaltemplates = <br />
{{MedalSport|[[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[1982 Asian Games|1982 New Delhi]]|800 m}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver | [[1985 Asian Athletics Championships|1985 Jakarta]] |800 m}}<br />
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}}<br />
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'''Charles Borromeo''' (born 1 December 1958<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/charles-borromeo-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093541/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/charles-borromeo-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=15 May 2012}}</ref>) is a former Indian [[track and field]] athlete. He was awarded [[Arjuna Award]] in 1982 for winning gold at the [[1982 Asian Games]] in [[Delhi]] at a record time of 1:46:81 seconds in India. He represented India in the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] at [[Los Angeles]]. His time in the limelight may be short, yet his efforts won him the prestigious ''[[Padma Shri]]'' civilian award in India in 1984. After retirement, he continued to work in developing sports at the national level in India. He served as the National Sports Director of [[Special Olympics Bharat]], a programme run by the Special Olympics International in India.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Charles Borromeo was born on 1 December 1958 in the town of [[Devakottai]], located in [[Sivaganga district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He did his schooling in Muthathal Middle School and De Britto Hr. Sec. School, Devakottai.<br />
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He moved to [[Ahmedabad]] for college, graduating from St. Xavier's College. Even while at college, his passion and ability for sports earned him the Best Sportsman Award. His record time at the Inter-University Meet in 1978 provided him a ticket to the international arena, to represent the Indian universities at the [[1979 Summer Universiade]], held in [[Mexico City]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Borromeo later joined [[Tata Steel]] as Sports Assistant in 1979 and participated in a number of track and field meets.<br />
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In 1982 he rose to the limelight. He topped the six-nation Athletic Meet in [[Mumbai]], winning the Inter-State Championship at [[Kozhikode]] and won the Gold at the Pakistan National Games at [[Peshawar]]. He won a Bronze at the [[Peking]] International Games in [[People's Republic of China|China]] and toured [[Germany]] representing the Indian athletic team.<br />
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At the [[1982 Asian Games]] at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, [[Delhi]], he represented India and won the 800m gold with a record time of 1:46:81 seconds (Sri Ram Singh holds national record 1:45.77 did in Montreal Olympics 1976)He was the first Tata employee to win a Gold in the Asian Games.<br />
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In 1984 Tata honored him as the Best Sportsman. Borromeo later represented India at a number of [[track and field]] meets around the world, including [[Japan]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]], where he again won gold. He represented India at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] at [[Los Angeles]]. He was eliminated in the first round after finishing fifth with a time of 1:51.52.<br />
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Borromeo was the captain of the Indian team at the Asian Track and Field meet in [[Jakarta]] and the 1985 South Asian Federation Games in [[Dhaka]]. He won silver in both the meets. He retired as an athlete in 1986 at the age of 28, after experiencing recurring knee problems.<br />
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He was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1982 and the [[Padma Shri]] in 1984 by the [[Government of India]].<ref>[http://sportal.nic.in/legenddetails.asp?sno=708&moduleid=&maincatid=5&subid=0&comid=55 Sports portal, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sport, Government of India] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325063958/http://sportal.nic.in/legenddetails.asp?sno=708&moduleid=&maincatid=5&subid=0&comid=55 |date=25 March 2007 }} ''accessed'' 15 November 2006.</ref><br />
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==Post-retirement==<br />
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Post-retirement Borromeo has been involved with [[Special Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2005/12/02/stories/2005120200170400.htm Business Line Article] ''dated'' 2 December 2005, ''accessed'' 15 November 2006.</ref> He became the National Sports Director of the Special Olympics Bharat, the Indian arm of the Special Olympics International focussing on the development of sports for the mentally challenged people. He served the sports federation till 2005.<br />
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