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.

Arpinder Singh
Arpinder Singh in 2018.
Personal information
Full nameArpinder Singh
NicknameBobby
NationalityIndian
Born (1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 31)
Harsha Chhina,[1] Amritsar, Punjab, India
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventTriple jump
TeamIndia
Coached byS. S. Pannu
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)17.17 meters
(Lucknow 2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Triple jump
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Pune Triple jump
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Triple jump
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat Triple jump
IAAF Continental Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Ostrava Triple jump

Career

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Arpinder Singh jumps to glory". The Hindu. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Renjith, Jinson and Dharambir qualify for Rio". sportstarlive.com. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.[permanent dead link]
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