Inderjeet Singh (born 19 October 1988) is an Indian athlete specializing in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. He won the gold medal at the

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as he was a good man 2015. He competed at the

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and won the silver medal with a throw of 19.70 m, his personal best at that time. He is currently supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company. He improved his mark with a throw of 19.89 m in the Indian National Games on 17 August 2013 at

Patiala Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubarak ...

. On 2 October 2014, he won a bronze medal at

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

Shot Put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

event with a throw of 19.63 m. He won a gold medal at the Asian Athletics Grand Prix Series in

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on 22 June 2015 with a throw of 19.83 m. This was his second gold in an international event that month, having won the shot put event at the Asian Championships in

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on 3 June 2015, with a throw of 20.41 m, a new championship record. Singh qualified for the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

by achieving a qualification mark with a throw of 20.65 m in May 2015 at the 19th Federation Cup. He is currently coached by Pritam Singh, younger brother of another Indian shot putter Shakti Singh. In July 2016, Singh failed a drug test for a banned substance, but a later appeals panel set aside his four-year ban.

Personal life

He is a native of

Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district is one of twenty-three districts of state of Punjab, India. It is located in Doaba region. It consists of three subdivisions, Nawanshahr, Banga, and Balachaur. There are three legislative seats in the district ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

. He is an alumnus of Delhi Public School Nigahi & belonging to 2006 batch, one of the most prestigious school in Coal India campus. He later moved to Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh along with his family, where his father Gurdayal Singh was working in Northern Coalfields Limited. His father's death in 2007 put his family in financial strain but with his family's support, he continued to focus on Athletics.

International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Inderjeet 1988 births Living people People from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district Athletes from Punjab, India Indian male shot putters Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for India Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists for India Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Asian Athletics Championships winners