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Mansher Singh

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Mansher Singh
OLY
Mansher Singh (right) with Manavjit Singh Sandhu at the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
Personal information
Nickname"Joey"
National team India
Born (1965-12-01) 1 December 1965 (age 58)
Calcutta, India
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA)[1]
Occupation(s)Chief Shotgun Coach, Indian Olympic Team[2]
Years active1982 – present (42 years)
Children2 (including Jaisal Singh)[1]
Parent
  • K.K. Singh[3] (father)
Sport
SportSport Shooting
Turned pro1982[1]
Coached byMarcello Dradi[1]
Now coachingKynan Chenai
Medal record
Men's shooting[1]
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria Trap
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi Trap doubles
Asian Games[4]
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Trap team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Trap team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Trap team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Trap team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Doha Trap team
Asian Shotgun Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Bangkok Trap
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kuala Lumpur Trap
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kuala Lumpur Trap
Gold medal – first place 2013 Almaty Trap team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Manila Trap
Silver medal – second place 2006 Singapore Trap
Silver medal – second place 2009 Almaty Trap team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Jakarta Trap
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Chendu City Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jaipur Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Almaty Trap

Mansher "Joey" Singh OLY (born 1 December 1965[5] in Calcutta[6]) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in double trap and trap.

At the 2008 Olympic Games, he finished in first place in the trap qualification. He also came first at the 2004 Olympic Games. In addition, he has medals from the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. In the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, he won a gold medal in the trap event.

He also won the Arjuna Award in 1993.

Education

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Singh graduated from St. Columba's School, Delhi in 1985,[7] before studying at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.[8]

Olympic Results

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Olympic results [9]
Event 1984 1996 2004 2008
Trap (200 birds) 35th
176/200 		Event Style Changed
Trap (125 birds) Different
Event Style 		31st
118/125 		21st
115/125 		8th
117/125

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Mansher Singh Details". ISSF Sports. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Mansher Singh Coaching Video". Bharat Adda India. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Mansher Singh Mini-Doc". Prasar Bharati Archives. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Medalists from previous Asian Games – Men – Team – Discontinued events". Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ^ Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Mansher Singh". Athletes. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Mansher Singh". Achievers. Old Columbans' Association. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. ^ Vepa, Arvind; Vishvanathan, Sujit. "St. Stephen's College Delhi, India - History". Tufts University. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Mansher Singh ISSF Bio". International Shooting Sports Federation. Retrieved 27 September 2022.


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