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XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Men's) Shooting Trap Pairs, India's Mansher Singh and Manavjit Singh won Bronze medal, at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, in New Delhi on October 08, 2010.jpg
Mansher Singh (right) with Manavjit Singh Sandhu at the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
Personal information
Nickname(s)"Joey"
National teamFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1965-12-01) 1 December 1965 (age 56)
Calcutta, India
Alma mater St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA) [1]
OccupationChief Shotgun Coach, Indian Olympic Team [2]
Years active1982 – present (40 years)
Children2 (including Jaisal Singh) [1]
Parent(s)
  • K.K. Singh [3] (father)
Sport
Sport Sport Shooting
Turned pro1982 [1]
Coached byMarcello Dradi [1]
Now coaching Kynan Chenai
Medal record
Men's shooting [1]
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria Trap
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 New Delhi Trap doubles
Asian Games [4]
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Bangkok Trap team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Busan Trap team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Doha Trap team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Trap team
ISSF World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1997 New Delhi Trap
Asian Clay Shooting Championship /
Asian Shotgun Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Bangkok Trap
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Kuala Lumpur Trap
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 Kuala Lumpur Trap
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1993 Manila Trap
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 Singapore Trap
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1995 Jakarta Trap
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1995 Chendu City Trap
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2008 Jaipur Trap
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2009 Almaty Trap

Mansher "Joey" Singh OLY (born 1 December 1965 [5] in Calcutta [6] ) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in double trap and trap.

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At the 2008 Olympic Games, he finished in first place in the trap qualification. He also came first at the 2004 Olympic Games. In addition, he has medals from the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. In the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, he won a gold medal in the trap event.

He also won the Arjuna Award in 1993.

Education

Singh graduated from St. Columba's School, Delhi in 1985, [7] before studying at St. Stephen's College, Delhi. [8]

Olympic Results

Olympic results [9]
Event1984199620042008
Trap (200 birds) 35th
176/200
Event Style Changed
Trap (125 birds)Different
Event Style
31st
118/125
21st
115/125
8th
117/125

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