Jagdish Singh (skier)

Jagdish Singh
Personal information
Born (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991
Uttarakhand, India
Occupation Indian Army, Athlete[1]
Sport
Country  India
Sport Cross-country skiing
Event(s) Men's 15 km freestyle
Club Army High Altitude Warfare School, India[2]
Coached by Nadeem Iqbal

Jagdish Singh (born 1 July 1991) is an Olympian, representing India at 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. He competed in men's 15 km freestyle cross-country skiing. He qualified in the Olympics for the first time.[3][4]

Career

Singh joined Indian Army in 2011. He receives his training from Indian Army’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) in Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir.[5][6] He qualified in the 2018 Winter Olympics by securing just one point above the qualification mark, during an event in Finland.[7][5] There was a bit controversy in appointing his coach, however, just before the event, HAWS recommended Nadeem Iqbal, a former winter Olympian, as his coach.[5][8]

2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics results

Year Age Venue Event Position Time Deficit
2018 26 PyeongChang,

South Korea

 15 km freestyle 103rd 43:00.3 +9:16.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Jagdish SINGH - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  2. ↑ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Jagdish SINGH - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  3. ↑ "Shiva Keshavan, Jagdish Singh to represent India at Winter Olympics". Hindustan Times. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  4. ↑ "Keshavan, Jagdish to represent India in Winter Olympics - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  5. 1 2 3 "Meet India's Winter Olympian – Cross Country Skier Jagdish Singh". The Quint. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  6. ↑ Rachit.Kanaujia (2018-02-08). "2018 Winter Olympics: All You Need to Know About Two Indian Participants – Shiva Keshavan, Jagdish Singh". India.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  7. ↑ "Jagdish Singh books India rare Winter Olympics berth". WION. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  8. ↑ India, Press Trust of. "Flag-bearer Shiva Keshavan leads Indian contingent at Winter Olympics". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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