Jaswinder Singh (born 8 August 1997) is an Indian rower from Punjab. He was named to the Indian rowing team for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where he won a silver medal in the men's eight and a bronze medal in the men's coxless four.[1][2][3][4]
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| Citizenship | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1997 Kaleran, Dhuri ,Sangrur , Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service |  Indian Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 2017–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Subedar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sweep (Bow) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editSingh hails from a farmer's family in the Kalera village of Dhuri block, Sangrur, Punjab. He joined the army in 2017 as a sepoy to support his family.[1]
Dates of rank
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Hawaldar | Indian Army | 1 /July/ 2023 |
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Subedar | Indian Army | 01/ Feb/2024 |
References
edit- ^ a b Khanna, Bharat (25 September 2023). "Farming Gave Me Strength: Pb's Rowing Silver-winner — Chandigarh News". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Asian Games: Indian rowers win bronze in Men's Four event". The Times of India. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Games Indian rowers clinch silver medal in Men's Coxed Eight Team event". The Hindu. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Congratulations to Indian rowing team player Jaswinder Singh who won a silver medal in the Asian Games Pipa News". PiPa News. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.