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{{short description|Indian racewalker}}
{{For|the head of the Indian religious group Dera Sacha Sauda|Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh}}
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| nationality =[[India]]n
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[20 kilometres race walk]]
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| birth_place = [[Uttrakhand]]
| residence = [[Jharkhand]], India
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'''Gurmeet Singh''' (born 1 July 1985 in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]) is an Indian athlete who competes in the [[20 kilometres race walk]] event. He is a current [[List of Indian records in athletics|Indian record]] holder in the 20 km race walk, which he set in the Indian Grand Prix I in [[Patiala]] in May 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/athletics/29499360_1_national-games-medal-prospect-london-olympics | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103091618/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/athletics/29499360_1_national-games-medal-prospect-london-olympics | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 January 2013 | title=Gurmeet smashes 20km walk national record | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | location=New Delhi | date=4 May 2011 | accessdate=26 June 2012}}</ref> Gurmeet is sponsored by the [[Mittal Champions Trust]], an initiative run by [[steel]] [[Business magnate|magnate]] [[Lakshmi N. Mittal]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://mittalchampionstrust.com/wordpress/?p=1906 | title=10 Mittal Champions qualify for London Olympics Games 2012 | publisher=mittalchampionstrust.com. Mittal Champions Trust | date=31 March 2012 | accessdate=26 June 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614002756/http://mittalchampionstrust.com/wordpress/?p=1906 | archive-date=14 June 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He is one of the three Indian athletes who [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification|qualified]] for the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]] in 20 km race walk event with an 'A' qualification standard (1:22:30).<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/article2988634.ece | title=Berth for Baljinder, silver for Gurmeet | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | publisher=thehindu.com | date=13 March 2012 | accessdate=26 June 2012}}</ref> He achieved this berth in the 18th Dublin International Grand Prix in [[Ireland]] after finishing sixth with a time of 1:22:05.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iaaf.org/WRC11/news/newsid=60413.html | title=Victories go to China and Finland in Dublin | publisher=iaaf.org. [[IAAF]] | date=27 June 2011 | accessdate=26 June 2012}}</ref>

In the event he clocked a time of 1:23:34 and finished 33rd.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Gurmeet Singh Bio, Stats, and Results|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/gurmeet-singh-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033712/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/gurmeet-singh-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2020-04-18|website = Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate = 2015-11-24}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Singh was born in a small village in [[Uttarakhand]] state. He considers his cousin Surjit Singh, who also is a discus thrower, his inspiration for choosing athletics. He won a silver in the national junior championships in 2000. He finished fifth in the 2001 [[Asian Junior Athletics Championships]] in [[Brunei]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://conclave.intoday.in/article/gurmeet-singh-athletics/3247/38.html | title=Gurmeet Singh | date=16 March 2012 | publisher=intoday.in [[India Today]] | accessdate=26 June 2012}}</ref>

His career turned around in late 2010, when he started training at [[Sports Authority of India]], [[Bangalore]] centre under the coach Ramakrishnan Gandhi. In March 2012, he walked a time of 1:21:31 at the Asian Championships in [[Nomi, Ishikawa|Nomi]], [[Japan]].<ref name=hindu12>{{cite news |title=The loneliness of the long-distance walkers |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article3613051.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date= July 7, 2012}}</ref>
He clinched a gold medal in the Asian 20 km race walk championship finishing 1 hour 20 minutes and 29 seconds in Mar 2016. This is the first time such record in 34 years that an Indian won a gold in either an Asian championship or Asian Games event.

==Personal life==
Singh is married to Deepmala Devi, also a 20 km walker.<ref name=hindu12/>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IAAF name|id=221714|name=Gurmeet Singh}}

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