Surendra Kumar Singh (born 1 October 1978) is an Indian

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who represented India at the

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in Beijing in the

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. He placed 26th in the event. He holds the

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for the

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and 10,000 m with times of 7:50.31 minutes and 28:02.89 minutes, respectively. He competed for his country in the 5000 m and 10,000 m at the

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and placed sixth in both distances. At the

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he was the

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list behind Qatar's Charles Bett Koech over 3000 metres. He also represented India at the 2007 Asian Championships in Jordan, participating in the

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and 10,000 m events finishing fifth in both. At the

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he was again runner-up to a Kenyan-born Qatari in the 3000 m (

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on this occasion). He won the 3000 m in the 2009 Asian Athletics Grand Prix. He competed on the world stage over 10,000 m that year at the

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and placed 19th in a large field of runners.Singh Surendra Kumar

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. Retrieved on 2011-12-28.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Surendra 1978 births Living people Indian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Olympic athletes for India World Athletics Championships athletes for India Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games competitors for India