Satnam Singh (rower)

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Satnam Singh
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 24)
Fatta Maluka , Mansa, Punjab
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Military career
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service / branchNaval Ensign of India.svg  Indian Navy
Years of service2019–present
Rank
Chief-Petty-Officer navy.jpg
Chief Petty Officer
Sport
Country India
Sport Rowing
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Quadruple sculls
National Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Pune Men's Four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Pune Single sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Pune Single sculls
National Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Gujarat Men's Four

Satnam Singh (born 5 July 2000) is an Indian rower. He is named in the Indian rowing team for the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China. He competes in the men's quadruple sculls event. He was part of the team that won the bronze medal in the men's quadruple sculls at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Singh is from Fatta Maluka, Mansa district, Punjab. He is a student of Olympian Swarn Singh Virk, who groomed him as his heir in the single sculls. [4]

Career

In 2023, he took part in the Youth Olympics. He also became the first from the Navy to win the title in this event as he broke the monopoly of the Army. He won the gold medal in the men’s single scull event at the 40th Senior National Rowing Championships held in Pune. [5] In September, he won a bronze medal as part of the Indian teams in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2022 Asian Games. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Bose, Shuvaditya (25 September 2023). "2023 Asian Games: With 5 Medals, Indian Rowers Match Best-Ever Tally". TheQuint. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Ganesan, Uthra (25 September 2023). "Hangzhou Asian Games | With five medals, the Indian rowers make a splash". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Twenty years on, a rower son follows his father on to podium". The Times of India. 25 September 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Asian Games: A day after losing out on a medal and Satnam Singh spending time in hospital, rowers show resilience to win coveted medal". The Indian Express. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Who is Satnam Singh? Indian rower bags bronze in Asian Games". The Statesman. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Indian rowers finish Asian Games campaign with two more bronze medals, total haul of 5". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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