Jagdev Singh Waraich
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Birth name | Jagdev Singh Waraich |
Nationality | Indian |
Employer | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) |
Jagdev Singh Waraich (born 20 November 1962) also known as JS Waraich, is a former National and International Athlete (Hammer Throw)[1] from India. Currently, he is working with ONGC[2] as General Manager[3] at Dehradun. Earlier, he held the position of Head Corporate Sports with ONGC at Delhi. He was also General Secretary of All India Public Sector Sports Promotion Board (AIPSSPB),[4][5][6] He has been awarded with the Eklavya Award by the Government of Gujarat in 1996 and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award by the Government of Punjab in 2006 for his achievements in sports.
Career[]
He took to sports again at Ahmedabad with the support from SAI Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. From 1984 till 1997 in Gujarat, he rose his ranking from State Champion to an Asian Champion. During this period he contested various National and International championships successfully. He also set a new National Record in Hammer Throw event at Singapore in 1993, which was broken after the gap of 24 years.
At ONGC, he rose through the ranks of Junior Engineer to Assistant Engineer in 1986, then to Assistant Executive Engineer in 1990 and to Executive Engineer in 1992 (an out of turn promotion due to achievements in sports). He was further alleviated to Dy Superintendent Engineer in 1997 and then to Superintendent Engineer in 2001. He became Chief Engineer in 2008 & then was promoted to Dy Gen. Manager in 2012. Presently he is posted as General Manager in Dehardun Unit of ONGC. During his tenures at various positions he got posted at different stations of ONGC (Ahmedabad, Assam, Delhi, Dehradun)
Family[]
Jagdev Singh Waraich got married in the year 1988. He has one daughter and one son.
Achievements[]
National Level[]
Sr.No. | Name of the event | Venue | Date(s) Year | Achievement |
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1. | Open National Athletics Championships | Delhi | 20th to 22 July 1990 | Gold Medal |
2. | All India Sr.Inter State Championship | Thiruvananthapuram | 26th to 28 March 1992 | Gold Medal |
3. | All India Sr.Inter State Championship | Delhi | 4th to 6 March 1993 | Gold Medal |
4. | Open National Games | Pune | 16th to 25 January 1994 | Silver Medal |
International Level[]
Sr.No. | Name of the event | Venue | Date(s) Year | Achievement |
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1. | Singapore Open Track & Field Championship | Singapore | 3rd to 5 September 1993 | Gold Medal
(with the performance of 65.78 m) |
2. | South Asian Federation Games | Dhaka | 22nd to 25 September 1993 | Gold Medal
(with the performance of 62.12 m) |
3. | 4th ITC International Athletics Meet | Delhi | 13th to 14 September 1993 | Bronze Medal
(with the performance of 63.92 m) |
4. | South Asian Federation Games | Madras | 20th to 24th September 1995 | Bronze Medal
(with the performance of 62.66 m) |
Other Achievements[]
- 15 years continuously PSPB Champion
- 10 years continuously AIPSSPB Champion
- Many Silver & Bronze medal from National Athletics meet/ Federation Cup/ Championships.
- New National Record in Hammer Throw event at Singapore in 1993 after the gap of 24 years.
Awards[]
- Jaideep Singhji Award by Government of Gujarat in the year 1990.
- Award of Honour by PSPB in the year 1994
- Sports person of the year by ONGC in the year 1994
- Eklavya Award by Government of Gujarat in the year 1996.
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award by the Government of Punjab in the year 2006.
References[]
- ^ "ONGC to tap athletics pool". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "ONGC SHOWS THE WAY IN GRASSROOTS SPORTS PROMOTION, OTHER PSUs NEED TO FOLLOW: WARAICH". Prudent Media. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ Post, Garhwal. "Olympus High holds 20th Annual Athletics Meet | Garhwal Post". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ AIPSSPB. "Launch of AIPSSPB's Website by President - Mr. Sudhir Vasudeva, Chairman & MD Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC)".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Amritsar PLUS". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ^ "ONGC - ONGC CMD D K Sarraf is President of All India Public Sector Sports Promotion Board". www.ongcindia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- Living people
- Indian male hammer throwers
- 1962 births
- Punjab, India