Akram Shah
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1978 (age 43) Mandalwali, Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Akram Shah (born 11 June 1974[2] or 27 July 1978[3][4][5]) is an Indian judoka, played in the extra-lightweight (-60 kg) in various National and International tournaments.[3] He was awarded highest Indian Sportsperson Award - Arjuna Award in the year 2003.[2]
He joined the department of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of India on 27 October 1998 on the basis of sports and participated in All India Police Games in Judo event winning Gold medals in 2001 and 2007 and Silver medal in 2005 and 2006. He remained an undisputed hero in the field of National Judo discipline almost ten years from 2000 to 2009 winning medals in every year. He also participated in 2004 Athens Olympics and secured ninth place in Judo event.[2]
Awards[]
| Year | National Awards |
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| 2003 | Arjuna Award |
References[]
- ^ "Akram bags gold in SAF Games". Express News Service. 4 February 2010.
Akram Shah of Uttar Pradesh bagged a gold in the 11th SAF Games 2010 being organised at Dhaka,Bangladesh. Akram grabbed the gold in the 60 kg weight category.
- ^ a b c "Sports". Crpf.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Akram Shah". JudoInside. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Akram Shah". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akram Shah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Indian male judoka
- Indian male martial artists
- Martial artists from Delhi
- Olympic judoka of India
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in judo
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award