Jora Singh (born 1 January 1979) is an Indian track and field athlete from Haryana who specializes in the decathlon. Jora held the 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.[1][2][3] He broke Kulwinder Singh's previous mark of 7325 points, registered in Chennai in August 2005.[4]
Personal bests
| Category | Performance | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.29 s | Amman | 27 July 2007 |
| Long jump | 6.44 m | Incheon | 3 September 2005 |
| Shot put | 13.57 m | Incheon | 3 September 2005 |
| High jump | 1.83 m | Amman | 27 July 2007 |
| 400 m | 50.40 s | Incheon | 3 September 2005 |
| 110 m hurdles | 15.53 s | Amman | 28 September 2007 |
| Discus throw | 46.34 m | Incheon | 4 September 2005 |
| Pole vault | 4.70 m | Amman | 28 September 2007 |
| Javelin throw | 56.01 m | Incheon | 4 September 2005 |
| 1500 m | 4:47.71 | Incheon | 4 October 2005 |
| Decathlon | 7502 | New Delhi | 2 March 2006 |
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.
References
- ↑ Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009. Athletics Federation of INDIA.
- ↑ Jora sets national decathlon mark(2006-03-03).
- ↑ Indian Sports News. www.indiansportsnews.com(14 June 2011).
- ↑ Kulwinder breaks record. The Hindu(2005-08-02).