Harvinder Singh (archer)
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Harvinder Singh (born 25 February 1991) is an Indian paralympic archer.[1] He is a double Paralympic medalist having won the gold at 2024 Paris and the bronze at 2020 Tokyo in the men's singles recurve archery event.[2] His medals were the first Paralympic gold and bronze archery medals for India.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Singh was born in Kaithal, Haryana. He is supported by sports NGO, Olympic Gold Quest.[5]
Career
[edit]Singh won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games and the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.[6] At the 2022 Asian Para Games, he was a part of the team that won the bronze medal.[7]
At the Para Archery World Ranking event in 2024, he won a bronze medal at Czech Republic. At the World Archery Oceania Para Grand Prix, he won a bronze at Australia.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "SINGH Harvinder". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021.
Date of Birth: 25 Feb 1991 / Place of birth: KAITHAL
- ^ "Harvinder Singh wins bronze, India's first ever archery medal at Paralympics". The Telegraph. India. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Harvinder Singh wins bronze, India's first-ever medal in archery". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Harvinder Singh wins bronze, India's first archery medal". The Indian Express. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Para Archery | OGQ". ogq.org. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics, archery: India's Harvinder Singh wins bronze with thrilling win in a shootoff". Scroll.in. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/biographies/PrintBiography.php?WaId=25154 [bare URL]
- ^ "Harvinder Singh | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Harvinder Singh at World Archery
- Harvinder Singh at the International Paralympic Committee
- Archer Harvinder Singh Biography in Hindi
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