Radhey Shyam

Indian basketball player

Radhey Shyam Bijarniya
Personal information
Citizenship	India
Born	(1953-05-01)May 1, 1953 Sikar, Rajasthan, India
Died	August 19, 2006(2006-08-19) (aged 53)
Sport
Sport	Basketball

Radhey Shyam Bijarniya (1 May 1953 – 19 August 2006) was an Indian basketball player from Sikar, Rajasthan. He represented India at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 Asian Games. He was the second best scorer from the Indian team averaging 14 points after the leading scorer Ajmer Singh Chopra at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2] He was a recipient of the Arjuna Award in 1983.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Matange, Yash (23 July 2021). "Basketball at 1980 Olympics: India's road to qualification, roster, results, top performers and more". NBA.
^ Peter, Naveen (23 September 2021). "Indian basketball team: A topsy-turvy trail". Olympics.
^ Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F. (5 August 2010). Radhey Shyam. VDM Publishing. ISBN 978-613-1-11764-0.
^ "Shyam Radhey". FIBA. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ "Indian basketball team: A topsy-turvy trail". Olympics.com. “ The Indians, at one stage, even led the Aussies with Ajmer Singh leading the scoring. He finished the competition with the eighth-best scoring average while Radhey Shyam too enjoyed a fine outing.”