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'''Kartar Singh ''' (born 7 October 1953) is an [[India]]n wrestler who won gold medals at the [[Asian Games]] in 1978 and [[Wrestling at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]. He stood 7th at the [[Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg|1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg Wrestling]].
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Kartar Singh was born in Sur Singh village of the present-day [[Tarn Taran district]] in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. He won gold medals in the [[1978 Asian Games]] held in [[Bangkok]] and the [[1986 Asian Games]] held in [[Seoul]]. He won a silver medal in the [[1982 Asian Games]] held in [[Delhi]]. He won a bronze medal in the [[1978 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Edmonton]] and a silver medal in the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Brisbane]].<ref>[http://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/index4.asp?ssslid=301&subsubsublinkid=127&langid=1 Kartar Singh] in [[Sports Authority of India]] website</ref> Later he moved his residence to [[Jalandhar]], where he worked as Superintendent of Police and as Director Sports of Punjab. Presently he is a master world champion in wrestling and serving as an Inspector General of Police in Punjab.
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'''Kartar Singh ''' (born 7 October 1953) is an Indian wrestler who won gold medals at the [[Asian Games]] in 1978 and [[Wrestling at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]. He stood 7th at the [[Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg|1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg Wrestling]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dh/kartar-dhillon-singh-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005023/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dh/kartar-dhillon-singh-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Kartar Singh Olympic Results |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref>

==Life==
Kartar Singh was born in Sur Singh village of the present-day [[Tarn Taran district]] in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. He won gold medals in the [[1978 Asian Games]] held in [[Bangkok]] and the [[1986 Asian Games]] held in [[Seoul]]. He won a silver medal in the [[1982 Asian Games]] held in [[Delhi]]. He won a bronze medal in the [[1978 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Edmonton]] and a silver medal in the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Brisbane]].<ref>[http://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/index4.asp?ssslid=301&subsubsublinkid=127&langid=1 Kartar Singh]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} in [[Sports Authority of India]] website</ref> Later he moved his residence to [[Jalandhar]], where he worked as Superintendent of Police and as Director Sports of Punjab. Presently he is a master world champion in wrestling and retired as an Inspector General of Police in Punjab in the year 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kartar Singh - Remembering India's only two-time Asiad gold medallist wrestler|url=https://thebridge.in/latest/kartar-singh-double-asian-games-gold-medallist-wrestler/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 September 2020|website=The Bridge - Digital media covering Indian sports}}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
In 1982 he received the [[Arjuna award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/1068900370.htm|title=Arjuna Award Winners for Wrestling|publisher=Department of Sports, Government of India website|accessdate=21 October 2010}}</ref> and in 1987 he received the [[Padma Shri]]. Many times he won the Gold Medals in the Veterans World Championships held in Columbia in 1992, Toronto in 1993, Martiony (Switzerland) in 1997 and Bodex (France) in 1998.
In 1982 he received the [[Arjuna award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/1068900370.htm|title=Arjuna Award Winners for Wrestling|publisher=Department of Sports, Government of India website|accessdate=21 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719023534/http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/1068900370.htm|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in 1987 he received the [[Padma Shri]]. Many times he won the Gold Medals in the Veterans World Championships held in Columbia in 1992, Toronto in 1993, Martiony (Switzerland) in 1997 and Bodex (France) in 1998.


== References ==
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==External links==
{{Footer Asian Games Champions Wrestling Freestyle Light-Heavyweight Men}}
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| years = [[1988 Summer Olympics|Seoul 1988]]
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Latest revision as of 18:52, 19 April 2024

For other uses, see Kartar Singh (disambiguation).

Kartar Singh
Personal information
NationalityIndia
Born7 October 1953
Village Sur Singh, Tarn Taran, Punjab
OccupationWrestler
Kartar Singh
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Edmonton, Alberta 90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane 90 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok 90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1982 Delhi 90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul 100 kg

Kartar Singh (born 7 October 1953) is an Indian wrestler who won gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978 and 1986. He stood 7th at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg Wrestling.[1]

Life[edit]

Kartar Singh was born in Sur Singh village of the present-day Tarn Taran district in Punjab. He won gold medals in the 1978 Asian Games held in Bangkok and the 1986 Asian Games held in Seoul. He won a silver medal in the 1982 Asian Games held in Delhi. He won a bronze medal in the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton and a silver medal in the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.[2] Later he moved his residence to Jalandhar, where he worked as Superintendent of Police and as Director Sports of Punjab. Presently he is a master world champion in wrestling and retired as an Inspector General of Police in Punjab in the year 2013.[3]

Awards and honors[edit]

In 1982 he received the Arjuna award[4] and in 1987 he received the Padma Shri. Many times he won the Gold Medals in the Veterans World Championships held in Columbia in 1992, Toronto in 1993, Martiony (Switzerland) in 1997 and Bodex (France) in 1998.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kartar Singh Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ Kartar Singh[permanent dead link] in Sports Authority of India website
  3. ^ "Kartar Singh - Remembering India's only two-time Asiad gold medallist wrestler". The Bridge - Digital media covering Indian sports. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Arjuna Award Winners for Wrestling". Department of Sports, Government of India website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2010.

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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for India
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