Parminder Singh (born 6 February 2000) is an Indian rower from Haryana, He was selected as part of the Indian team for the rowing competitions in the 2022 Huangzhou Asian Games. He was part of the team that won the bronze medal in the men's quadruple sculls.
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 February 2000 Bilaspur Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Rower | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service/ |  Indian Navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 2022–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and background edit
Parminder Singh hails from Yamunanagar in Haryana. He is the son of former Indian rower Inderpal Singh.[1][2] His father has won a medal in the men's coxless four at the Asian Games in Busan in 2002. They joined a rare club of father-and-son pairs who won a medal in Asian Games.[3] Inderpal is now a coach of the Indian team. Parminder is a product of College of Military Engineering, Pune, which hosts the Army Rowing Node.[4]
Career edit
- 2023: In September, he won a Bronze medal as part of the Indian team in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2022 Asian Games.
- December 2021: He won silver at the Asian Rowing Championships in Thailand in the single sculls.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Inderpal SINGH | Olympics.com". Olympic Channel.
- ^ "Water or land, Inderpal Singhs keep rowing". 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Rower Parminder Singh emulates his father's bronze-winning feat". The Times of India. 25 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ a b "With Olympian father Inderpal as coach, Parminder eyes Asiad glory". The Times of India. 6 January 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 November 2023.