Amritpal Singh (born 6 October 1983 in Sangrur, Punjab) is an Indian track and field athlete from Punjab who specializes in long jump. He held the national record from 2004 to 2013.[1]
Career
Singh, with an 8.08 metres jump at the 10th Federation Cup Athletics Championships in New Delhi on 16 March 2004, bettered the 30-year record held by T. C. Yohannan.[2] It was eventually bettered by Kumaravel Premkumar in 2013 with a jump of 8.09 meters.[1]
Singh is one among four Indians to go beyond the eight-metre mark; the others being T. C. Yohannan (in 1974), Sanjay Kumar Rai (in 2000).[3] and Kumaravel Premkumar in 2013.[1] He works for Punjab Police as an Inspector.Template:Citation needed
Though Singh had passed the qualifying norm of 8.05 m for the 2004 Athens Olympics, he was left out because of unsatisfactory form and fitness.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Premkumar jumps 8.09 m, breaks nine-year-old long jump mark. The Indian Express(6 August 2013).
- ↑ Amritpal betters Yohannan record. The Hindu(2004-03-17).
- ↑ Amritpal Singh lowers 30-year mark(2004-03-16).
- ↑ AFI's list of athletes for Athens. The Hindu(2004-08-10).