Ravinder Singh Sangwan (born 3 September 1982, in Kharman, Haryana, India) is a Greco-Roman wrestler.
_Wrestling_Greco_Roman_60_Kg,_Ravinder_Singh_of_India,_won_the_gold_medal,_at_Indira_Gandhi_Stadium,_in_New_Delhi_on_October_05,_2010.jpg) XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Men’s) Wrestling Greco Roman 60 Kg, Ravinder Singh of India, won the gold medal, at Indira Gandhi Stadium, in New Delhi on October 05, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1982 (age 42)[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
edit- ^ a b "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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