Bahadur Singh Chauhan
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 Singh at the 1974 Asian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 February 1946 (age 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 18.66 (1976)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bahadur Singh Chauhan, born on 8 February 1946 in a Sikh Rajput family is a former Indian shot putter. Between 1973 and 1985 he won three gold, two silver and three bronze medals at the Asian Games and Championships. He placed 15th at the 1980 Summer Olympics,[1] and was honoured with Arjuna award and Padma Shri. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award, by the government of India.[3] He worked as the head coach of India's athletics team before retiring in 2020[4]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bahadur Singh Chauhan.
- ^ a b Bahadur Singh. sports-reference.com
- ^ Bahadur SING. all-athletics.com
- ^ "List of awardees of Dronacharya Award". Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "No contract extension for India's athletics head coach Bahadur Singh". The Times of India. 18 June 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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