Jora Singh

Jora Singh
Personal information
Full name Jora Singh
Nationality Indian
Born (1979-01-01) January 1, 1979
Haryana, India
Sport
Country  India
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Decathlon
Team Border Security Force
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) outdoor: 7,502 pts
(2 March 2006, former Indian record)
Updated on June 20, 2011.

Jora Singh (born 1 January 1979) is an Indian track and field athlete from Haryana who specializes in the decathlon. Jora held the Indian National record of 7502 points set during the Federation Cup held in New Deli on 2 March 2006 before being broken by Bharatinder Singh in 2011.[1][2][3] He broke Kulwinder Singh's previous mark of 7325 points, registered in Chennai in August 2005.[4]

Personal bests

Category Performance Place Date
100 m 11.29 s Amman 27 July 2007
Long jump 6.44 m Incheon 3 September 2005
Shot put 13.57 m Incheon 3 September 2005
High jump 1.83 m Amman 27 July 2007
400 m 50.40 s Incheon 3 September 2005
110 m hurdles 15.53 s Amman 28 September 2007
Discus throw 46.34 m Incheon 4 September 2005
Pole vault 4.70 m Amman 28 September 2007
Javelin throw 56.01 m Incheon 4 September 2005
1500 m 4:47.71 Incheon 4 October 2005
Decathlon 7502 New Delhi 2 March 2006

Jora Singh, Deputy Commandant (DC), highly energetic officer of the world's largest border guarding force ie Borders security force. As a coach , now he is training athletes for national and international games. He is a very nice and happy person all the time. His contribution to the nation is priceless.

References

  1. "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  2. "Jora sets national decathlon mark". The Indian Express. 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  3. "Indian Sports News". www.indiansportsnews.com. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  4. "Kulwinder breaks record". The Hindu. 2005-08-02. Retrieved 2009-09-20.

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