 Singh (centre) at the 2016 South Asian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1987-12-19) 19 December 1987 (age 37) Amritsar, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service |  Indian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Subedar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Air pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Army Marksman Ship Unit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Subedar Gurpreet Singh (born 19 December 1987) is an Indian sports shooter. He won two gold medals in shooting events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in India. He paired up with Vijay Kumar to win a gold in the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs) on 7 October 2010. On the same day, he and Omkar Singh won another gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs). He also won an individual bronze in Men's 25m rapid fire pistol (Singles) at the event. He hails from and is currently serving the Indian army.
References
- The Hindu : Sport : Indians take air pistol, rapid fire pistol pairs
- Indian shooters hit the target: Sports : India Today
External links
- Gurpreet Singh at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Gurpreet Singh at Olympedia (archive)
- Gurpreet Singh at Olympics.com
- Gurpreet Singh at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games (archived)
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