Manjeet Singh (rower)

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Manjeet Singh
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1988-10-10) 10 October 1988 (age 36)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
Sport Rowing
Coached byIsmail Baig, Bajrang Lal
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 Guangzhou Lightweight coxless four
Updated on 10 August 2012

Manjeet Singh (born 10 October 1988) represented India the Men's Lightweight Double Sculls at the 2008 and 2012 London Olympics. [1] [2] [3] In 2008, his teammate was Devender Khandwal and in 2012, it was Sandeep Kumar. [3]

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References

  1. "Olympic Results - Official Records". 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013.
  2. "Sandeep Kumar, Manjeet Singh finish second last - The Times of India".
  3. 1 2 "Manjit Singh Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2017.