Introduction
These records are a work in progress. A number of results from Sri Chinmoy’s early years in America have, unfortunately, been lost over time. Again, other events in which Sri Chinmoy participated may come to light. This table contains a mixture of official races and key training sessions. Since Sri Chinmoy placed more emphasis on personal progress than on competition, he regarded both marks as equally important. His training sessions are also valuable indicators of the dedication he brought to his beloved track and field events. In later years, when the condition of his knees would no longer permit him to sprint or jump, he still participated wherever possible in the throwing events. These records are from the notebooks and records of Bipin, Ketan, Savita, Chetana and Vidagdha.
Sri Chinmoy’s Track Records in the West
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| 25 METRES | |||||
| 1 | 4.66 | 24 Aug 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | Using spikes and starting blocks |
| 2 | 3.50 | 24 Aug 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | Using spikes and standing start |
| 30 METRES | |||||
| 1 | 5.45 | 21 Aug 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | |
| 47 METRES | |||||
| 1 | 8.14 | 27 Aug 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | 47 sprinters competed in honour of Sri Chinmoy’s birthday |
| 50 METRES | |||||
| 1 | 8.9 | 20 Jun 1982 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 2 | 8.0 | 27 Jun 1982 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 3 | 8.1 | 3 Aug 1983 | St John’s University, NY | ||
| 4 | 8.0 | 11 Aug 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | Bodyweight 133½ lbs. |
| 5 | 8.1 | 16 Aug 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | |
| 6 | 9.15 | 2 Sep 1983 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 7 | 9.33 | 3 Sep 1983 | St John’s University, NY | ||
| 8 | 9.21 | 6 Sep 1983 | St John’s University, NY | ||
| 9 | 8.74 | 8 Sep 1983 | St John’s University, NY | Using starting blocks | |
| 10 | *7.90 | 2 Jun 1996 | California State Senior Games | Sacramento, CA | *Electronic timing; 37.5 strides; Bodyweight 152 lbs. |
| 60 METRES | |||||
| 1 | 10.5 | 20 Jun 1982 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 2 | 9.1 | 27 Jun 1982 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 3 | 9.3 | 11 Aug 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | |
| 70 METRES | |||||
| 1 | 10.3 | 4 Aug 1983 | St John’s University, Long Island, NY | ||
| 2 | 10.3 | 8 Aug 1983 | St John’s University, Long Island, NY | ||
| 80 METRES | |||||
| 1 | 11.6 | 8 Aug 1983 | St John’s University, Long Island, NY | ||
| 100 METRES listed separately |
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| 200 METRES | |||||
| 1 | 33.6 | 31 Jul 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | |
| 2 | 34.8 | 10 Aug 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | Bodyweight 135¾ lbs. |
| 3 | 34.3 | 10 Aug 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | |
| 4 | 38.7 | 14 Aug 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | This was the best of 5 timings |
| 5 | 34.31 | 25 Aug 1983 | Sports Day | John Jay High School, Cross River, NY |
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| 6 | 43.46 | 28 Aug 1983 | St John’s University, NY | ||
| 7 | 44.13 | 29 Aug 1983 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 8 | 39.69 | 30 Aug 1983 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 9 | 31.40 | 25 Sep 1983 | V World Masters Games | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | The heats began at 4:30pm; Sri Chinmoy used starting blocks; he ran on the inside lane; Bodyweight 135 lbs. |
| 10 | 41.09 | 18 Jun 1984 | |||
| 11 | 36.70 | 21 Jun 1984 | |||
| 12 | 39.55 | 27 Jun 1984 | |||
| 13 | 37.91 | 12 Jul 1984 | |||
| 14 | 41.86 | 17 Aug 1984 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 15 | 41.43 | 1 Jul 1990 | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | ||
| 16 | 36.72 | 6 Jul 1990 | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | ||
| 17 | 35.23 | 10 Jul 1990 | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | Sri Chinmoy raced against Sujata; Bodyweight 154¾ lbs. | |
| 18 | 39.33 | 13 Jul 1990 | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | Tapering for masters Games | |
| 19 | 31.78 | 14 Jul 1990 | Sri Chinmoy Masters Games | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | Sri Chinmoy placed 2nd; he ran in lane 2 without blocks or spikes |
| 20 | 32.23 | 24 Aug 1990 | Sports Day | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | Sri Chinmoy ran in lane 2 against Nirvik and Trishakash; he placed 1st |
| 21 | 38.66 | 20 May 1991 | Queensboro Community College, Long Island, NY | ||
| 22 | 32.90 | 11 Jun 1992 | St John’s University, Long Island, NY | Sri Chinmoy used spikes; Bodyweight 147½ lbs.; 149 strides | |
| 23 | 32.35 | 17 Jun 1992 | St John’s University, Long Island, NY | Sri Chinmoy used spikes; 146 strides | |
| 24 | 29.69 | 11 Jul 1992 | Sri Chinmoy Masters Games | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | This is Sri Chinmoy’s best time in the West; 130½ strides |
| 25 | *30.91 | 1 Aug 1992 | Eastern Regional Championships | Downing Stadium, Randalls Island, NY | Electronic time; Strides 138 |
| 26 | *31.39 | 5 Jun 1993 | MAC Masters Meet | St John’s University, Long Island, NY | Electronic time; hand time 30.85; Strides 140; Bodyweight 152 lbs. |
| 27 | 33.41 | 28 Dec 1993 | Sri Chinmoy Masters Games | Apia, Samoa | Dirt track |
| 28 | 33.30 | 8 Jan 1994 | Sri Chinmoy Masters Games | Fiji National Stadium, Suva, Fiji | |
| 29 | 33.49 | 15 Jan 1994 | Sri Chinmoy Masters Games | National Stadium, Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 6:50pm race; Sri Chinmoy placed 2nd out of 4 participants; drizzling |
| 30 | 34.03 | 21 Jan 1994 | Sri Chinmoy Masters Games | Tahiti National Stadium, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | 6:20pm race; 4 competitors |
| 31 | 36.60 | 23 Dec 1995 | Sri Chinmoy Masters Games | Greenpoint Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | Sri Chinmoy came 3rd out of 6 competitors |
| 32 | 35.58 | 14 Jan 1996 | Sri Chinmoy Masters Games | Technicon Stadium, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 33 | 2:10.76 | 3 Sep 2004 | Sports Day | ||
| 400 METRES | |||||
| 1 | 1:21.1 | 27 Jul 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | |
| 2 | 1:14.3 | 14 Aug 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | |
| 3 | 1:21 | 22 Aug 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | |
| 4 | 1:26.0 | 9 Jul 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | Bodyweight 136½ lbs. |
| 5 | 1:20.2 | 9 Jul 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | |
| 6 | 1:20.40 | 9 Aug 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | |
| 7 | 1:35 | 20 Aug 1983 | |||
| 8 | 1:30 | 21 Aug 1983 | |||
| 9 | 1:18 | 22 Aug 1983 | |||
| 10 | 1:18 | 23 Aug 1983 | |||
| 11 | 1:26.33 | 25 Aug 1983 | Sports Day | John Jay High School, Cross River, NY |
Bodyweight 135 lbs |
| 12 | 1:34.31 | 28 Aug 1983 | St John’s University, NY | ||
| 13 | 1:32.15 | 29 Aug 1983 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 14 | 1:27.45 | 30 Aug 1983 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 15 | 1:22 | 31 Aug 1983 | |||
| 16 | 1:26.77 | 2 Sep 1983 | St John’s University, NY | ||
| 17 | 1:26.65 | 3 Sep 1983 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 18 | 1:35.02 | 5 Sep 1983 | |||
| 19 | 1:22.62 | 6 Sep 1983 | |||
| 20 | 1:18.70 | 8 Sep 1983 | No spikes | ||
| 21 | 1:18.29 | 15 Sep 1983 | No spikes; Bhima ran 5m ahead of Sri Chinmoy | ||
| 22 | 1:18.42 | 17 Sep 1983 | No spikes | ||
| 23 | 1:12.66 | 27 Sep 1983 | V World Masters Games | Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | The heats began at 3:00pm; Sri Chinmoy ran in the first heat; Bodyweight 135 lbs; this is Sri Chinmoy’s best time in the West |
| 24 | 2:43.30 | 27 May 1984 | World Family Day | Greenwich, CT | |
| 25 | 1:41.79 | 6 Jun 1984 | Best of two | ||
| 26 | 1:31.40 | 7 Jun 1984 | Best of two | ||
| 27 | 1:25.04 | 11 Jun 1984 | Best of two | ||
| 28 | 1:22.59 | 14 Jun 1984 | Best of two | ||
| 29 | 1:22.84 | 19 Jun 1984 | Best of two | ||
| 30 | 1:24.88 | 29 Jun 1984 | Best of two | ||
| 31 | 1:31.00 | 16 Aug 1984 | Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY | ||
| 32 | 2:03 | 26 Jul 1985 | |||
| 33 | 1:47 | 30 Jul 1985 | |||
| 34 | 1:38 | 1 Aug 1985 | |||
| 35 | 1:36 | 4 Aug 1985 | |||
| 36 | 1:39.50 | 2 Jul 1990 | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | Best of two | |
| 37 | 1:28.09 | 11 Jul 1990 | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | Best of two | |
| 38 | 1:37.68 | 18 Jun 1992 | St John’s University, Long Island, NY | Sri Chinmoy used spikes | |
| 39 | 1:22.04 | 18 Jun 1992 | |||
| 40 | 1:22.07 | 20 Jun 1992 | |||
| 41 | 1:41.30 | 9Jul 1992 | |||
| 42 | 1:24.86 | 15 Jul 1992 | |||
| 43 | 1:55.91 | 14 Aug 1992 | |||
| 44 | 1:54.50 | 15 Aug 1992 | |||
| 45 | 1:29.39 | 17 Aug 1992 | Best of three | ||
| 46 | 1:26.62 | 19 Aug 1992 | |||
| 47 | 1:38.72 | 22 Sep 1992 | |||
| 48 | 2:07.59 | 10 Oct 1995 | Armory | ||
| 49 | 1:49.50 | 11 Oct 1995 | Armory | ||
| 50 | 2:03.41 | 15 Nov 1995 | Armory | ||
| 51 | 1:58.00 | 16 Nov 1995 | Armory | ||
| 52 | 2:02.00 | 19 Nov 1995 | Armory | ||
| 53 | 1:36.00 | 20 Nov 1995 | Armory | ||
| 54 | 1:32.04 | 24 Nov 1995 | Armory | ||
| 55 | 1:34.40 | 4 Dec 1995 | Armory | ||
| 56 | 1:46.09 | 14 Dec 1995 | Greenpoint Track, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| 57 | 4:44.00 | 3 Sep 2004 | Sports Day | ||
| 400-METRE RACEWALK | |||||
| 1 | 2:21 | 25 Aug 1989 | Sports Day | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | There were four participants, including Nirvik and also Uttama (Puerto Rico). |
| 2 | 3:23 | 1 Jul 1990 | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | ||
| 3 | 3:03 | 9 Jul 1990 | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | ||
| 4 | 2:33.83 | 27 Jul 1990 | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | ||
| 5 | 2:16.58 | 28 Jul 1990 | Francis Lewis High School, Long Island, NY | ||
| 6 | 2:11.57 | 29 Jul 1990 | Victory Field, Long Island, NY | ||
| 7 | 3:00 | 4 Apr 1991 | Last lap of one-mile walk | ||
| 8 | 3:04 | 15 Jun 1991 | Last lap of one-mile walk | ||
| 9 | 1:44.05 | 24 Jun 1991 | Queens, NY | Personal best time | |
| 10 | 3:26 | 14 Sep 1996 | Sri Chinmoy Masters Games | ||
| 50 METRES |
10. 2 June 1996
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California State Senior Games Race no. 803 |
Electronic Time: 7.90 Strides: 37.5 Bodyweight: 152 lbs. |
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| 200 METRES |
20. 24 August 1990
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| Sports Day Victory Field, Long Island, NY |
Time: 32.23 |
Sri Chinmoy ran in lane 2 against Nirvik and Trishakash; he placed 1st.
24. 11 July 1992
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| Sri Chinmoy Masters Games Victory Field, Long Island, NY |
Time: 29.69 Strides: 130½ |
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Sri Chinmoy recorded his best time in the West competing against his friend Tom.
26. 5 June 1993
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| Metropolitan Athletics Congress Masters Meet St John’s University, Queens, New York Race no. 469 |
Electronic time: 31.39 Hand time: 30.85 Strides: 140 |
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Sri Chinmoy was running in lane 8; he came 2nd in his age category and was defeated by his friend Tom who ran in lane 7.
31. 23 December 1995
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| Sri Chinmoy Masters Games Greenpoint Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa |
Time: 36.60 |
Sri Chinmoy came 3rd out of 6 competitors.
32. 14 January 1996
Video by kedarvideo
Sri Chinmoy competes in the Sri Chinmoy Masters Games held at Technicon Stadium, University of Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He runs the 100 metres in 16.68 seconds and the 200 metres in 35.58 seconds.
| 400 METRES |
23. 27 September 1983
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| V World Masters Games Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico Race no. 506 |
Time: 1:12.66 |
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This is Sri Chinmoy’s best time in the West. The heats began at 3:00 p.m. and Sri Chinmoy ran in the first heat. His bodyweight was 135 lbs.
| 400-METRE RACEWALK |
1. 25 August 1989
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| Sports Day Victory Field, Long Island, NY |
Time: 2:21 |
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There were four participants, including Nirvik and also Uttama (Puerto Rico).
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