Mansher Singh
_Shooting_Trap_Pairs,_India%E2%80%99s_Mansher_Singh_and_Manavjit_Singh_won_Bronze_medal,_at_Dr._Karni_Singh_Shooting_Range,_in_New_Delhi_on_October_08,_2010.jpg) Mansher Singh (right) with Manavjit Singh Sandhu at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | "Joey" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1965 Calcutta, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupations | Chief Shotgun Coach, Indian Olympic Team[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1982 – present (44 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 (including Jaisal Singh)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sport Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1982[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marcello Dradi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Kynan Chenai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mansher "Joey" Singh (born 1 December 1965[5] in Calcutta[6]) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in double trap and trap.
At the 2008 Olympic Games, he finished in first place in the trap qualification. He also came first at the 2004 Olympic Games. In addition, he has medals from the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. In the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, he won a gold medal in the trap event.
He also won the Arjuna Award in 1993.
Education
[edit]Singh graduated from St. Columba's School, Delhi in 1985,[7] before studying at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.[8]
Olympic Results
[edit]| Olympic results [9] | ||||
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| Event | 1984 | 1996 | 2004 | 2008 |
| Trap (200 birds) | 35th 176/200 |
Event Style Changed | ||
| Trap (125 birds) | Different Event Style |
31st 118/125 |
21st 115/125 |
8th 117/125 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Mansher Singh Details". ISSF Sports. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ "Mansher Singh Coaching Video". Bharat Adda India. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ "Mansher Singh Mini-Doc". Prasar Bharati Archives. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ "Medalists from previous Asian Games – Men – Team – Discontinued events". Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Mansher Singh". Athletes. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "Mansher Singh". Achievers. Old Columbans' Association. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ Vepa, Arvind; Vishvanathan, Sujit. "St. Stephen's College Delhi, India - History". Tufts University. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "Mansher Singh ISSF Bio". International Shooting Sports Federation. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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