Akram Shah

Akram Shah (born 11 June 1974[2] or 27 July 1978[3][4][5]) is an Indian judoka, played in the extra-lightweight (-60 kg) in various National and International tournaments.[3] He was awarded highest Indian Sportsperson Award - Arjuna Award in the year 2003.[2]

Akram Shah
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born11 June 1974 (1974-06-11) (age 46)
or 27 July 1978 (1978-07-27) (age 41)
Mandalwali, Delhi, India
ResidenceIndia
Sport
Country India
SportJudo
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester -60 kg
Asian Judo Championships
2003 Jeju -60 kg
South Asian (SAF) Games
2010 Dhaka[1] -60 kg

He joined the department of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of India on 27 October 1998 on the basis of sports and participated in All India Police Games in Judo event winning Gold medals in 2001 and 2007 and Silver medal in 2005 and 2006. He remained an undisputed hero in the field of National Judo discipline almost ten years from 2000 to 2009 winning medals in every year. He also participated in 2004 Athens Olympics and secured ninth place in Judo event.[2]

Awards
Year National Awards
2003 Arjuna Award

References
  1. "Akram bags gold in SAF Games". Express News Service. 4 February 2010. Akram Shah of Uttar Pradesh bagged a gold in the 11th SAF Games 2010 being organised at Dhaka,Bangladesh. Akram grabbed the gold in the 60 kg weight category.
  2. "Sports". Crpf.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. "Akram Shah". JudoInside. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. "Akram Shah". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akram Shah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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