Bahadur Singh Chauhan

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Bahadur Singh Chauhan
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Singh at the 1974 Asian Games
Personal information
Born8 February 1946 (1946-02-08) (age 79)
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best18.66 (1976) [1] [2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Bangkok Shot put
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 New Delhi Shot put
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Tehran Shot put
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Seoul Shot put
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Tokya Shot put
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Manila Shot put
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979 Tokyo Shot put
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Jakarta Shot put

Bahadur Singh Chauhan, born on 8 February 1946 in a Sikh Rajput family is a former Indian shot putter. Between 1973 and 1985 he won three gold, two silver and three bronze medals at the Asian Games and Championships. He placed 15th at the 1980 Summer Olympics, [1] and was honoured with Arjuna award and Padma Shri. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award, by the government of India. [3] He worked as the head coach of India's athletics team before retiring in 2020 [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bahadur Singh. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Bahadur SING. all-athletics.com
  3. ↑ "List of awardees of Dronacharya Award". Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "No contract extension for India's athletics head coach Bahadur Singh". The Times of India. 18 June 2020. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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