Paramjeet Samota (born 5 July 1988) is an Indian amateur

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best known for winning a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal in 2010 at Super Heavyweight.

Early life

Samota grew up in Dinod, a village near Bhiwani.

Career

Samota won a gold medal in the

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2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, defeating Tariq Abdul Haqq of Trinidad & Tobago 5-1. In the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships held in

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from 10–18 March 2010, he, along with five other fellow Indians, won a gold medal, defeating New Zealand's Joseph Parker 7-3. He won a bronze medal in the Men's

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, as he lost in the semifinals to eventual winner

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* Indian male boxers Living people Boxers from Haryana People from Bhiwani district 1988 births Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for India Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Boxers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Super-heavyweight boxers Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{India-boxing-bio-stub