Omkar Singh
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Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kotma Colliery, Anuppur Madhya Pradesh, India | 8 August 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Indian Navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 7 November 2017. |
Master Chief Petty Officer Omkar Singh (Hindi: ओमकार सिंह, born 8 August 1984) is an Indian sports shooter. He won three gold medals and a silver medal in shooting events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi. He hails from Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh and is currently serving the Indian Navy.[1]
On 5 October 2010, Omkar Singh and Deepak Sharma won a silver medal in the Men's 50 metre pistol pairs at the Commonwealth games. Omkar Singh won his first gold medal in the Men's 50 metre pistol singles on 6 October 2010. The next day, he paired up with Gurpreet Singh to win the gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs).[2] On 8 October 2010, he won a gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol (Single).[3]
Omkar Singh belongs to the Kotma Colliery in the Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh.[4] His father was a teacher in the South Eastern Coal Fields Limited (SECL) School.
In 2012, he was given the Arjuna Award.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Shooter Omkar targeting Olympic berth". The Indian Express. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Indian shooters hit the target: Sports : India Today
- ^ Shooter Omkar Singh wins 20th CWG gold for India Shooter Omkar Singh wins 20th CWG gold for India. 8 October 2010. The Times of India.
- ^ Phiroze L. Vincent. Shooting stars. The Hindu, 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Navy marksman Omkar gets due recognition". The Hindu. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
External links[]
- Indian male sport shooters
- Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Living people
- 1984 births
- People from Anuppur district
- Indian Navy personnel
- Sport shooters from Madhya Pradesh
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Indian sport shooting biography stubs