Inderjeet Singh (born 19 October 1988) is an Indian athlete specializing in the

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. He won the gold medal at the

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as he was a good man 2015. He competed at the

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and won the silver medal with a throw of 19.70 m, his personal best at that time. He is currently supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company. He improved his mark with a throw of 19.89 m in the Indian National Games on 17 August 2013 at

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. On 2 October 2014, he won a bronze medal at

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event with a throw of 19.63 m. He won a gold medal at the Asian Athletics Grand Prix Series in

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on 22 June 2015 with a throw of 19.83 m. This was his second gold in an international event that month, having won the shot put event at the

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on 3 June 2015, with a throw of 20.41 m, a new championship record. Singh qualified for the

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by achieving a qualification mark with a throw of 20.65 m in May 2015 at the 19th Federation Cup. He is currently coached by Pritam Singh, younger brother of another Indian shot putter Shakti Singh. In July 2016, Singh failed a drug test for a banned substance, but a later appeals panel set aside his four-year ban.

Personal life

He is a native of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in

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. He is an alumnus of Delhi Public School Nigahi & belonging to 2006 batch, one of the most prestigious school in Coal India campus. He later moved to Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh along with his family, where his father Gurdayal Singh was working in Northern Coalfields Limited. His father's death in 2007 put his family in financial strain but with his family's support, he continued to focus on Athletics.

International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Inderjeet 1988 births Living people People from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district Athletes from Punjab, India Indian male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Asian Games athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for India Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists for India Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Asian Athletics Championships winners Asian Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)