Arpinder Singh
Arpinder Singh (born 30 December 1992) is an Indian triple jumper. He was a gold medallist at the 2018 Asian Games. He also claimed a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and a Gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.
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| Full name | Arpinder Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Bobby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1992 Harsha Chhina,[1] Amritsar, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | S. S. Pannu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 17.17 meters (Lucknow 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In June 2014, Singh beat his previous best of 16.84 metres by jumping 17.17 metres at the 2014 National Inter-State Championships in Lucknow. In the process, he beat the national record previously held by Renjith Maheshwary and also secured a qualification for the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won the bronze medal.[2] The record was again broken by Maheshwary in 2016.[3]
On August 29,2018 which is celebrated as National Sports Day in India he won gold medal in triple jump event in 18th Asian games.
He covered the distance of 16.77 metres to bag the gold medal. He became the second Indian sportsperson to achieve this landmark. Before him Mohinder Singh Gill won gold medal in triple jump event in 1970 Bangkok Asian games event.
References
- Hussain, Sabi (5 November 2014). "Punjab athletes threaten to move to Haryana". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Tribune News Service. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- "Arpinder Singh jumps to glory". The Hindu. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- "Renjith, Jinson and Dharambir qualify for Rio". sportstarlive.com. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
