Personal information | |
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Born | Uttarakhand, India | 1 July 1991
Occupation(s) | Indian Army, Athlete [1] |
Sport | |
Country | India |
Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Event | Men's 15 km freestyle |
Club | Army High Altitude Warfare School, India [2] |
Coached by | Nadeem Iqbal |
Jagdish Singh (born 1 July 1991) is an Indian cross-country skier, who represented India at 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. He competed in men's 15 km freestyle cross-country skiing. He qualified in the Olympics for the first time. [3] [4]
Singh joined the Indian Army in 2011. He received his training from Indian Army's High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) in Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir. [5] [6] He qualified in the 2018 Winter Olympics by securing just one point above the qualification mark, during an event in Finland. [5] [7] There was a bit controversy during appointment of his coach, however, just before the event, HAWS recommended Nadeem Iqbal, a former winter Olympian, as his coach. [5] [8]
Year | Age | Venue | Event | Position | Time | Deficit |
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2018 | 26 | PyeongChang, | 15 km freestyle | 103rd | 43:00.3 | +9:16.4 |