Bahadur Singh Chouhan

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Bahadur Singh Chouhan
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Singh at the 1974 Asian Games
Personal information
Born8 February 1946 (1946-02-08) (age 75)
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)18.66 (1976)[1][2]

Bahadur Singh Chouhan (born 8 February 1946) is a former Indian shot putter. Between 1973 and 1985 he won three gold, two silver and three bronze medals at the Asian Games and Championships. He placed 15th at the 1980 Summer Olympics,[1] and was honoured with Arjuna award and Padma Shri. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award, by the government of India. Presently[when?] he was working as the head coach of the Indian athletics team when he retired in 2020 at a large zoom conference.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bahadur Singh. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Bahadur SING. all-athletics.com
  3. ^ "List of awardees of Dronacharya Award". Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2010.


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