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#4 Ilyas Babar
Born in Gulbarga in 1926, Ilyas Babar was the state champion in the 110m hurdles category and in the long jump event for a period of 7 years between 1950 and 1957 and was a top-class athlete for the Osmania University, the place from where graduated.
The athletes who have trained under him include the likes of Sriram Singh, who won a silver at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok in the 800m event and a gold each in the same event at the 1974 and 1978 Asian Games, Tarlok Singh, who won a gold in the 10000m and a bronze in the 5000m at the 1963 Jakarta Asian Games and many others. Sriram set a new Indian record at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, which still stands till date.
Out of a total of 10 athletes that he trained, they won a combined tally of 17 gold medals across Asian Games and Asian Track and Field events, three Padam Shri awards and 5 Arjuna awards. A distinguished panel of experts voted him as the best coach in Asia at the 1978 Asian Games that was held in Bangkok and also presented him with the Golden Shoe. He was awarded the Dronacharya Award in 1994.
Babar passed away in 2002, days after suffering from a stomach ulcer.
