Ravinder Singh (wrestler)
Ravinder Singh Sangwan (born 3 September 1982, in Kharman, Haryana, India) is a Greco-Roman wrestler.
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1982 (age 37)[1] Kharman, Jhajjar district, Haryana, India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Singh has won 15 national championships and gold medals in the 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold in the Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg wrestling category.[3][4][5][6][7] At the 2010 Asian Games he won a bronze medal in the same category. Singh also competed in the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary where he reached the quarter finals.
Ravinder Singh is employed as a deputy superintendent within the Haryana police force.[8] He received an Arjuna Award in 2011.
References
- "Singh, Ravinder (IND)". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- "Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers fail in Rio pursuit". Sport Star Live. Sportstarlive. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- 6 goldies in Asiad squad Deccan Chronicle 2010-10-20
- Six CWG gold medallists named in Asian Games wrestling squad – Hindustan Times
- The Hindu Railways honours Commonwealth Games medallists
- Wrestling control – Ahmedabad Mirror Archived 3 December 2012 at Archive.today
- Railways sportspersons bag 13 of 38 gold medals
- "Appointment of Sh. Ravinder Singh Sangwan as DSP in Haryana Police". Citizen Portal of Haryana Police. Haryana Police Department. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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