Navjot Chana (born 24 November 1983) is an Indian
Judo Player who won silver medal in the
men's 60 kg weight class at the
2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. He hails from
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur () is a city and a municipal corporation in Hoshiarpur district in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourteenth century. In 1809, it was occupied b ...
district of
Punjab
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state of India. Chana is employed with Punjab Police
Chana defeated
South Africa
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's Daniel Le Grange in the semi-final meeting. He had earlier defeated 23-year-old Tom Pappas of
Australia in quarter-final.
References
List of Medal winners at Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014
Living people
Indian male judoka
1983 births
People from Hoshiarpur
Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games
Judoka at the 2010 Asian Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games
Indian male martial artists
Martial artists from Punjab, India
Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Asian Games competitors for India
21st-century Indian people
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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