Jagjit Singh (rower)

Jagjit Singh

Jagjit Singh Jallah (right)
Personal information
Full name	Jagjit Singh Jallah
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1966-10-02) 2 October 1966 (age 58) Jallah, Punjab, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Rowing
Event(s)	M4+, M2-
Club	Bombay Sappers

Jagjit Singh Jallah is an international rowing competitor from the state of Punjab, India. Singh was born in the village of Jallah, Ludhiana, Punjab. He is the first Punjabi to receive an Arjuna award in rowing. He works for the Punjab police.

Awards

S.No.	Awards	Year
1	Arjuna Award	1999
2	Life-time achievement award	2007

Achievements

Year	International events	Venue	Result	Distance
1993	International Regatta	Switzerland	5th	2000 m
1994	Asian Games	Hiroshima, Japan	3rd [1]	2000 m
1994	International Regatta	Ukraine	2nd	2000 m
1994	International Regatta	Ukraine	3rd	2000 m
1999	1999 Asian Championship	Japan	2nd	2000 m
1999	1999 Asian Championship	Japan	3rd	2000 m

S. No	Game Year	City	Achievements	Result
1.	17th National Rowing Championship	Hyderabad	Coxed Four	SILVER
2.	19th National Rowing Championship	Bangalore	Coxed Four	GOLD
3.	32nd National Games	Hyderabad	Coxless Four	2 SILVER
4.	32nd National Games	Hyderabad	Coxless Pair	SILVER
5.	3rd All India Police Rowing Championship	Srinagar, J&K	Coxess Four	GOLD
6.	14th National Rowing Championship	Madras	Coxed Four	GOLD

Asian Games ^[2] Bombay Sappers ^[3] Maharaja Ratan Singh Awardee ^[4] Arjuna Awardee ^[5] Other ^[6]

References

1. "Rowers paddle their way to bronze". The Indian Express . 20 December 1998. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
2. "Rowing at the 1998 Asian Games". Wikipedia Creative Commons. 19 December 1998. Retrieved 16 April 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Bombay Sappers Glide Ahead In The Field Of Sports". Aviation & Defence Universe. 26 December 2019.
4. "Punjab Govt finalises list of awardees for Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award". Babushahi. 3 March 2019.
5. "RECIPIENTS OF ARJUNA AWARD". Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
6. "Meet Arjuna Award Winner Jagjit Singh, The Very First Punjabi Rower To Win This Award". The Lifestyle Journalist. 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018.