Karan Singh Gurjar

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Karan Singh Gurjar
Full nameKaran Singh Gurjar
Born (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 26)
Alwar, Rajasthan, India
Residence Orléans, France [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Training location
Weapon Sabre
HandRight-handed
Head coach
Highest ranking60 (February 2023) [3]
Current ranking54 (September 2025)
FIE  ranking 83
Medal record
Men's sabre fencing Fencing pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 CanberraTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 CanberraIndividual
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu Team
Commonwealth Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Cape TownIndividual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Cape TownIndividual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 NewcastleTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 NewcastleIndividual
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Dammam–ManamaIndividual
FIE profile

Karan Singh Gurjar (born 2 April 1999) is an Indian sabre fencer. [4] He has won a gold and a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Championships. [5] Gurjar is also a double gold medalist at the South Asian Games. [6]

Contents

At the junior level, he was won multiple medals at Commonwealth Championships and the Asian Championships. [7]

Early life

Gurjar started his career in 2010 when an athletics coach from the Army Institute of Pune introduced him to fencing. [8] He joined the Indian Navy through the sports quota in 2019. [9]

Achievements

TBA

Performance record

2024–25: World Cup: 16th

See also

References

  1. ↑ "On the rise: Gurjar dreams of fencing glory". Hindustan Times.
  2. ↑ "France is home away from home for Indian Fencer Karan Singh". ANI News. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  3. ↑ "Fencing: Karan Singh upsets World No. 7 at Men's Sabre World Cup". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. ↑ Mukherjee, Souvik (2024-04-27). "Indian fencer Karan Singh Gurjar upsets second seed in Olympic Qualifiers to enter final, one step away from Paris Berth". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  5. ↑ PTI (2022-07-16). "Fencing World Championships: India's Karan Singh beats 14th seed in first round, to face World No. 4 next". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  6. ↑ Katoch, Bikash Chand (2023-07-11). "Top 5 Indian fencers to watch out for at Asian Games 2022". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  7. ↑ "Fencing is India's next lunge at Olympic medal". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  8. ↑ "Promising Indian fencer Karan Singh Gurjar eyes history with Paris Olympics qualification". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  9. ↑ Raj, Pritish (2023-10-31). "Fencer Karan Singh shrugs off Asian Games snub to focus on Olympics". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
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