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{{short description|Indian boxing coach}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2022}}
'''Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu''' ({{lang-pa|ਗੁਰ੍ਬਾਕਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ}}), also spelled as Gurbax/Gurbux Singh Sandhu, was the national boxing coach of India. He started coaching Indian National Team from the year 1993. He was influential in bringing a medal to India in 2008 Summer Olympics, when [[Vijender Singh]] of India won bronze, which was the first ever medal for India in Boxing at Olympics. He has also helped Indian boxers in their performances in World Championship.{{which|date=January 2022}} He stopped coaching boxing of India until July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gurbux-singh-sandhu-indian-boxing-team-london-olympics/1/207586.html |title=Gurbax Singh Sandhu in a News Article |accessdate=2012-08-10}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sandhu's association with the sport of boxing goes back to his childhood days at Sainik School, Jamnagar, where boxing was a compulsory discipline. {{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

He was a state champion but as he says, his inclination was more towards studies. However, destiny willed otherwise and after finishing school, Sandhu joined Government Sports College, Jalandhar, and later studied to acquire a diploma in boxing coaching from the NIS in 1975. He went to Germany to pursue Masters in Sports and on his return, joined [[National Institute of Sports|NIS]] in 1977-78.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gurbux-singh-sandhu-indian-boxing-team-london-olympics/1/207586.html |title=Gurbax Singh Sandhu in a News Article |accessdate=2012-08-10}}</ref>

Two of his apprentice boxers reached the Quarter Finals of 2008 Summer Olympics, and Vijender Singh won a bronze medal. In 2012 Olympics, two boxers reached the quarter finals. He was also successful in making more boxers qualify for the Olympics. Eight Indian boxers had qualified for the London Olympics 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boxing Contingent|url=http://www.london2012.com/boxing/athletes/country=india/index.html|access-date=10 August 2012|archive-date=5 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805144440/http://www.london2012.com/boxing/athletes/country=india/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Performance of boxers in Olympics==

===2008 Olympics===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Final
!Overall
|-
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Rank
|-
|[[Jitender Kumar (Flyweight)|Jitender Kumar]]
|[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Flyweight|Flyweight]]
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Furkan Ulas Memis|Memis]]|TUR|2008 Summer}} '''W''' (Opponent retired)
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Tulashboy Doniyorov|Doniyorov]]|UZB|2008 Summer}} '''W''' '''13''' : 6<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM051404.shtml#BXM051404 |title=Doniyorov V J.Kumar Boxing Flyweight Result |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819035549/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM051404.shtml#BXM051404 |archive-date=19 August 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Georgy Balakshin|Balakshin]]|RUS|2008 Summer}} '''L''' 15 : '''11'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM051302.shtml#BXM051302 |title=Balakshin V J.Kumar Boxing Flyweight Result |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008161022/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM051302.shtml#BXM051302 |archive-date=8 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align=center colspan="4" |Did not advance
|-
|[[Akhil Kumar]]
|[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight|Bantamweight]]
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Ali Hallab|Hallab]]|FRA|2008 Summer}} '''W''' '''12''' : 5
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Sergey Vodopyanov|Vodopyanov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}} '''W''' '''+9''' : 9<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM054406.shtml#BXM054406 |title=Vodopyanov V A.Kumar Boxing Bantamweight Result |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112092343/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM054406.shtml#BXM054406 |archive-date=12 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Veaceslav Gojan|Gojan]]|MDA|2008 Summer}} '''L''' 10 : '''3'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM054303.shtml#BXM054303 |title=Gojan V Akhil Kumar Boxing Bantamweight quarterfinal result |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926183528/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM054303.shtml#BXM054303 |archive-date=26 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align=center colspan="4" |Did not advance
|-
|[[Anthresh Lalit Lakra]]
|[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Featherweight|Featherweight]]
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Bahodirjon Sultonov|Sultonov]]|UZB|2008 Summer}} '''L''' 9 : '''5'''
|align=center colspan="5" |Did not advance
|-
|[[Vijender Singh]]
|[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Middleweight|Middleweight]]
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Badou Jack|Badou]]|GAM|2008 Summer}} '''W''' '''13''' : 2
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Angkhan Chomphuphuang|Chomphuphuang]]|THA|2008 Summer}} '''W''' '''13''' : 3<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM075408.shtml#BXM075408 |title=Chomphuphuang V V.Kumar Boxing Middleweight Result |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929190603/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM075408.shtml#BXM075408 |archive-date=29 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Carlos Góngora|Góngora]]|ECU|2008 Summer}} '''W''' '''9''' : 4<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM075304.shtml#BXM075304 |title=Góngora V V.Kumar Boxing Middleweight Result |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112092348/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM075304.shtml#BXM075304 |archive-date=12 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Emilio Correa (boxer born 1985)|Correa]]|CUB|2008 Summer}} '''L''' 8 : '''5'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/RPT/BXM075202.shtml#BXM075202 |title=Beijing Olympic Games results Middleweight SF Boxing |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008161027/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/RPT/BXM075202.shtml#BXM075202 |archive-date=8 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align=center colspan="1" |Did not advance
|{{bronze medal}}
|-
|[[Dinesh Kumar (boxer)|Dinesh Kumar]]
|[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight|Light heavyweight]]
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Abdelhafid Benchabla|Benchabla]]|ALG|2008 Summer}} '''L''' '''3''' : 23 (stopped by referee)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM081508.shtml#BXM081508 |title=Benchabla V D.Kumar Boxing Heavyweight Result |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915151147/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM081508.shtml#BXM081508 |archive-date=15 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align=center colspan="5" |Did not advance
|}

===2012 Olympics===

;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Rank
|-
|[[Devendro Singh]]
|[[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light flyweight|Light flyweight]]
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Bayron Molina|Molina]]|HON|2012 Summer}} '''W''' RSC
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Serdamba Purevdorj|Purevdorj]]|MGL|2012 Summer}} '''W''' 16–11
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Paddy Barnes|Barnes]]|IRL|2012 Summer}} '''L''' 18-23
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Did not advance
|-
|[[Shiva Thapa]]
|[[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's bantamweight|Bantamweight]]
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Óscar Valdez|Valdez]]|MEX|2012 Summer}} '''L''' 9–14
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Did not advance
|-
|[[Jai Bhagwan]]
|[[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight|Lightweight]]
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Andrique Allisop|Allisop]]|SEY|2012 Summer}} '''W''' 18–8
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Gani Zhailauov|Zhailaouv]]|KAZ|2012 Summer}} '''L''' 8–16
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| Did not advance
|-
|[[Manoj Kumar (boxer)|Manoj Kumar]]
|[[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light welterweight|Light welterweight]]
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Serdar Hudayberdiyev|Hudayberdiyev]]|TKM|2012 Summer}} '''W''' 13–7
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Tom Stalker|Stalker]]|GBR|2012 Summer}} '''L''' 16–20
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| Did not advance
|-
|[[Vikas Krishan Yadav]]
|[[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's welterweight|Welterweight]]
| colspan=1 align=center {{n/a|Bye}}
|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Errol Spence|Spence]]|USA|2012 Summer}} '''L''' 13–15
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| Did not advance
|-

|[[Vijender Singh]]
|[[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's middleweight|Middleweight]]
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Danabek Suzhanov|Suzhanov]]|KAZ|2012 Summer}} '''W''' 14–10
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Terrell Gausha|Gausha]]|USA|2012 Summer}} '''W''' 16–15
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Abbos Atoev|Atoev]]|UZB|2012 Summer}} '''L''' 13–17
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| Did not advance
|-
|[[Sumit Sangwan]]
|[[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight|Light heavyweight]]
|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Yamaguchi Falcão|Falcão]]|BRA|2012 Summer}} '''L''' 14–15
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Did not advance
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.olympic.ind.in/BeijingOlympics.pdf Indian contingent to the 2008 Beijing Olympics (PDF)]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120813231119/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/future-of-indian-boxing-is-good-sandhu/280910-73.html Future of Indian Boxing is Bright: Gurbax Singh Sandhu]

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