Harinder Pal Sandhu (born 31 March 1989) is an Indian professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 47 in April 2018.[1][2]

Harinder Pal Sandhu
Full nameHarinder Pal Singh Sandhu
Country India
Born (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35)
Chandigarh, India
ResidenceChennai, India
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byMajor Maniam & Cyrus Poncha
Racquet usedWilson
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 47 (April, 2018)
Current rankingNo. 115 (March, 2020)
Title(s)8
Tour final(s)14
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  India
World Doubles Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Darwin Mixed doubles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nepal Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nepal Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 India Singles
Updated on 13 April 2022.

He was a part of the Indian team, who won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon.[3] Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu won the first match (11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4) against Mohd Azlan Iskandar of Malaysia, giving India a 1-0 lead over Malaysia. Saurav Ghosal won the second match, bagging the gold medal for India in the men's team event.

Awards

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He was conferred the Arjuna Award for 2023.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "PSA Player Profile". Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
  3. ^ "Asian Games: Indian men's squash team wins gold".
  4. ^ "Arjuna Awards 2023: President Murmu confers India's 2nd highest sports honour to cricketer Shami, archer Ojas Pravin Deotale". The Economic Times. 9 January 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Full list of Arjuna Awards Winners 2023". India Today. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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