Rajinder Singh (wrestler)
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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 The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...
and
1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...
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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 {{India-wrestling-bio-stub