Rajinder Singh Mor (Arjun Awarded; born 1 August 1954 in Baroda village in
Sonepat district) is an Indian former
wrestler
Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...
and retired DIG
Haryana Police
The Haryana Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the state of Haryana, India. Present DGP of Haryana Police is Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor since August 16, 2023. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch.
History
The Haryana Police were ...
. Singh won a gold medal in the
1978 Asian Games. He was the most successful Indian wrestler in the Commonwealth Games with two gold medals, in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
and
1982
Events
January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
. Singh competed in the
1980 Summer Olympics
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and
1984 Summer Olympics
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.
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1954 births
Living people
Indian male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for India
Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Asian Games medalists in wrestling
Asian Games gold medalists for India
Wrestlers at the 1978 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
Wrestlers at the 1986 Asian Games
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
Commonwealth Games gold medallists in wrestling
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
Commonwealth Games silver medallists in wrestling
Wrestlers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Wrestlers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award
Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
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