TOOR Tajinderpal Singh

India

Athletics

Date of Birth: 13 Nov 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: LUDHIANA

Birth Country:

India

Place of residence : MOGA

Residence Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A	Men's Shot Put Qualification - Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (20.43)

Asian Games

Year	Location	Shot Put
2018	Indonesia	1st (20.75)

Asian Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2019	Doha, QAT	1st (20.22)
2017	Bhubaneswar, IND	2nd (19.77)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete, Serves in the Navy

Education:

Physical Education - Malwa College of Physical Education, Bhatinda, IND

Languages spoken:

English, Hindi, Punjabi

Coach:

Mohinder Singh Dhillon [personal], IND, from 2013

Start:

He took up shot put in 2006 in the village of Khosa Pando in the Moga district of India. (economictimes.indiatimes.com, 28 Aug 2018)

Reason:

He used to play cricket as a child, but his father encouraged him to take up shot put. "My father wanted me to try my hand at individual sports as well. Once I started practising at the ground regularly, I started to develop a liking for the sport." (sportskeeda.com, 28 Mar 2018)

Memorable:

Winning gold in shot put at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (indiatimes.com, 26 Aug 2018)

Influence:

His father. (sportskeeda.com, 28 Mar 2018)

Award:

He was flag bearer for India at 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal. (news18.com, 30 Nov 2019)

General Interest

General
FAMILY SUPPORT
After winning a gold medal in shot put at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, he revealed his father had been battling cancer for the previous two years. His father passed away shortly after Tejinder returned to India from the Games. "This medal is my biggest achievement because a lot of sacrifices have been made. My family though never let me get distracted. They allowed me to chase my dream. A lot of sacrifices have been made by my family and friends and all those have paid today. My family never pressurised [me] to attend my father in hospital and it was always my friends who took care of all the hospital formalities in my absence." (dnaindia.com, 05 Sep 2018; indiatimes.com, 26 Aug 2018)

OCCUPATION
He joined the Indian Navy under a sports quota programme that allows him to train and compete internationally. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 11 Sep 2019; timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 03 Apr 2018)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos