Lovepreet Singh (weightlifter)

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Lovepreet Singh
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Singh in August 2022
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 (age 27)
Amritsar, Punjab, India [1]
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Weight109 kg (240 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event109 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 109 kg
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Tashkent 109 kg
Updated on 2 August 2022

Lovepreet Singh (born 6 September 1997) is an Indian weightlifter who competes in the men's 109 kg weight category. He won the silver medal at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships [3] and bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [4] In 2017, he won bronze at the Asian Youth Championships [5] and gold at the Junior Commonwealth Championships in the 105 kg category. [6] He works for the Indian Navy. [7]

References

  1. "Commonwealth Games 2022 squad: Full list of athletes in Indian weightlifting team". Sportstar. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. "Birmingham 2022 Results". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. "Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships: Lovepreet Singh wins silver, Anuradha Pavunraj clinches bronze". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. "Lovepreet Singh clinches 9th weightlifting medal, wins bronze in men's 109kg final at Commonwealth Games 2022". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. "Lovepreet Singh wins bronze at Asian Youth Weightlifting". Business Standard. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. "Lovepreet lifts gold". The Tribune India. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. "Naval Sailor Silver Medal | Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Retrieved 3 August 2022.