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{{Infobox athlete<br />
| name = Jora Singh<br />
| image = <br />
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| fullname = Jora Singh<br />
| nickname = <br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|1|1}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Haryana]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
| height = <br />
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| country = {{flagcountry|India}}<br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = [[Decathlon]]<br />
| club = <br />
| team = [[Border Security Force]]<br />
| turnedpro = <br />
| retired = <br />
| coaching = <br />
| worlds = <br />
| regionals = <br />
| nationals = <br />
| olympics = <br />
| paralympics = <br />
| highestranking = <br />
| pb = outdoor: 7,502 pts<br>(2 March 2006, former Indian record)<br />
| updated = 20 June 2011<br />
| medaltemplates = <br />
| show-medals = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Jora Singh''' (born 1 January 1979) is an [[India]]n [[track and field]] athlete from [[Haryana]] who specializes in the [[decathlon]]. Jora held the [[List of Indian records in athletics|Indian National record]] of 7502 points set during the Federation Cup held in [[New Delhi]] on 2 March 2006 before being broken by Bharatinder Singh in 2011.<ref name="afio">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianathletics.org/isr.php |title=Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009 |publisher=Athletics Federation of INDIA |accessdate=2009-09-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805174209/http://indianathletics.org/isr.php |archivedate=2009-08-05 }}</ref><ref name="ie_mar06">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/88899/|title=Jora sets national decathlon mark|date=2006-03-03|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=2009-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Sports News |url=http://www.indiansportsnews.com/interviews/3875-bharatinder-sets-national-record.html |publisher=www.indiansportsnews.com |date=14 June 2011 |accessdate=20 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016171012/http://www.indiansportsnews.com/interviews/3875-bharatinder-sets-national-record.html |archivedate=16 October 2011 }}</ref> He broke [[Kulwinder Singh]]'s previous mark of 7325 points, registered in [[Chennai]] in August 2005.<ref name="hindu_aug05">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/03/stories/2005080301281700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707060932/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/03/stories/2005080301281700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-07-07|title=Kulwinder breaks record |date=2005-08-02|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-09-20}}</ref><br />
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==Personal bests==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Category<br />
!Performance<br />
!Place<br />
!Date<br />
|-<br />
| align="left"|[[100 m]] || 11.29 s || [[Amman]] || 27 July 2007<br />
|-<br />
| align="left"|[[Long jump]] || 6.44 m|| [[Incheon]] || 3 September 2005<br />
|-<br />
| align="left"|[[Shot put]] || 13.57 m || Incheon || 3 September 2005<br />
|-<br />
| align="left"|[[High jump]] || 1.83 m|| Amman || 27 July 2007<br />
|-<br />
| align="left"|[[400 m]] || 50.40 s|| Incheon || 3 September 2005<br />
|-<br />
| align="left"|[[110 m hurdles]] || 15.53 s|| Amman || 28 September 2007<br />
|-<br />
| align="left"|[[Discus throw]] || 46.34 m|| Incheon || 4 September 2005<br />
|-<br />
| align="left"|[[Pole vault]] || 4.70 m|| Amman || 28 September 2007<br />
|-<br />
| align="left"|[[Javelin throw]] || 56.01 m|| Incheon || 4 September 2005<br />
|-<br />
| align="left"|[[1500 m]] || 4:47.71 || Incheon || 4 October 2005<br />
|-<br />
| align="left"|[[Decathlon]] || '''7502''' || [[New Delhi]] || 2 March 2006<br />
|}Jora Singh, Deputy Commandant (DC), highly energetic officer of the world's largest border guarding force ie Borders security force. As a coach , now he is training athletes for national and international games. He is a very nice and happy person all the time. His contribution to the nation is priceless.<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1979 births]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male athletes]]<br />
[[Category:Indian decathletes]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes from Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
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