Gulveer Singh was an Indian athlete and Army sergeant. He won a bronze medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Wiki/Biography
Gulveer Singh was born on Monday, June 1, 1998 (age 24; as of 2023) in Sirsa, village Atrauli Tehsil, Aligarh district, western Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Gulveer Singh was born into a Jat family in Uttar Pradesh.
Parents and siblings
Gulveer Singh’s father Pappu Singh was a farmer and his mother Lakshmi Devi was a housewife. He has a sister named Asha.
wife and children
Gurvir Singh has a son.
Gurvir Singh and his son
religion
Gulveer Singh believes in Hinduism.
Profession
athlete
In May 2023, Gurvir Singh participated in the 5000m and 10000m events at the 26th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships 2023 held at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi. Gourville ran 13:54:41 in the 5,000 meters and 29:05:90 in the 10,000 meters.
Gulveer Singh at the 2023 National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships
Gurvir Singh has participated in many domestic and international competitions, including the 19th Asian Games, Indian Championships, Kalinga Stadium, Asian Athletics Championships, Indian National Games, Indian National Games, etc. In 2022, he is training for international championships at SAI NS South Center in Bengaluru. In July 2023, Guvir and other Indian athletes were sent to the high-altitude area of Colorado Springs in the United States for 10 weeks of training.
army
Gulveer Singh joined the Army at the age of 17 through sports quota. He belongs to the Grenadier Regiment of the Indian Army. He completed basic military training at Grenadier Regiment Center, Jabalpur.
Achievement
- At the 26th National Federation Cup Senior Track and Field Championships in 2023, Gourville achieved a time of 29:05:90 in the 10,000 meters event. At the time, the timing was better than anything recorded at the Asian Games.
medal
gold
- In May 2023, he won the 5000-meter gold medal in the 26th National Federation Cup Senior Track and Field Championships.
- In May 2023, he won the gold medal in the 10,000-meter race at the 26th National Federation Cup Senior Track and Field Championships.
bronze
- In September 2023, he won the bronze medal in the 10,000-meter race at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Gulveer Singh receives medal at Asian Games 2022
- In July 2023, Guvir won the 10,000-meter bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok.
Gurvir Singh (far right) receives his medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships
Facts/Trivia
- Gulveer Singh held a road show around his village after returning to India after winning the bronze medal in 2023. During this roadshow, Gulveer Singh announced that he would donate Rs 10 lakh. Rs 20 lakh was donated to a local temple.
Gurvir Singh is welcomed back after Asian Games
- According to Gurvir Singh, he practiced running on the village footpath.
- In an interview, talking about how he started his career as an athlete, he said:
I come from a peasant family and have had to farm my own land since I was a child. Live a normal life. Seeing that every household in the village was joining the army, I also started running and became an athlete. “
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