Amritpal Singh (long jumper)

For the basketball player, see Amritpal Singh (basketball).

Amritpal Singh

Personal information
Full name	Amrit Pal Singh
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1983-06-10)10 June 1983 Sangrur, Punjab, India
Died	26 April 2021(2021-04-26) (aged 37) Patti, Punjab, India
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Track and field athletics
Event	Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Long jump: 8.08 m (Outdoor) (New Delhi 2004)
Updated on 9 September 2013

Amritpal Singh (born 6 October 1983 in Sangrur, Punjab) was an Indian track and field athlete from Punjab who specialized in long jump. He held the national record from 2004 to 2013. ^[1]

Career

Singh, with an 8.08 metres jump at the 10th Federation Cup Athletics Championships in New Delhi on 16 March 2004, bettered the 30-year record held by T. C. Yohannan. ^[2] It was eventually bettered by Kumaravel Premkumar in 2013 with a jump of 8.09 meters. ^[1]

Singh was one among four Indians to go beyond the eight-metre mark; the others being T. C. Yohannan (in 1974), Sanjay Kumar Rai (in 2000). ^[3] and Kumaravel Premkumar in 2013. ^[1] He worked for Punjab Police as an Inspector.^{[ citation needed ]}

Though Singh had passed the qualifying norm of 8.05 m for the 2004 Athens Olympics, he was left out because of unsatisfactory form and fitness. ^[4]

References

1. "Premkumar jumps 8.09 m, breaks nine-year-old long jump mark". The Indian Express. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
2. "Amritpal betters Yohannan record". The Hindu . 17 March 2004. Archived from the original on 3 July 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
3. "Amritpal Singh lowers 30-year mark". Rediff. 16 March 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
4. "AFI's list of athletes for Athens". The Hindu . 10 August 2004. Archived from the original on 25 August 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2009.

External links

• Amritpal Singh at World Athletics