Tajinderpal Singh Toor is an Indian shot putter who holds the Asian and national outdoor record of 21.49m throws at the Tokyo Olympics.
Wiki/Biography
Tajinderpal Singh Toor was born on Sunday, November 13, 1994, in Kosapando village, Moga district, Punjab (age 28; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He attended Malwa College of Nursing, Kotkapura, to pursue a bachelor’s degree in physical education.
Tajinder Singh Toor (black) and his father Karam Singh Toor (back)
appearance
Height: 6′4″
Weight (approximately): 90kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body Measurements (Approximately): Bust: 46″, Waist: 38″, Biceps: 16″
family
Parents and siblings
Tajinderpal’s father Kalam Singh (late) was a farmer.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor’s father
His mother’s name is Prit Pal Kaur and she is a housewife.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor and his mother
He has a sister Navdeep Kaur who lives in the United States.
Tajinder Pal Singh Toor’s sister
wife and children
Tajinderpal got engaged on February 17, 2020, and married teacher Sandeep Dhillon Toor on October 8, 2021.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor and his wife on their wedding day
Tajinderpal Singh Toor and fiancé attend engagement ceremony
Religion/Religious Views
Tajinder Pal follows Sikhism.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor’s Instagram post about his religious views
Profession
Won fifth place in the shot put event at the 2015 World University Games. In 2017, he attended the Kosanov Memorial Conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In the same year, he finished second at the Asian Athletics Championships with a time of 19.77m.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor during the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships
In 2018, he won the Asian Games gold medal with a throw of 2075m, breaking Om Prakash Karhana’s record of 2069m set in 2012.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor wins gold medal at Asian Games 2018
In 2019, he won a gold medal at the South Asian Games. In the same year, Tajinderpal Singh Toole won a gold medal at the Asian Championships.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor during Asian Championship 2019
In 2021, Tajinderpal qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by breaking his own national record of 21.10m with a throw of 21.49m.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
On June 19, 2023, at the 62nd National Inter-State Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium, he achieved an amazing result by breaking the five-year-old Asian record with a strong throw of 21.77m. As a result, he qualified for the World Championships.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2019, he was awarded the Arjuna Award.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor receives Arjuna Award
- As of 2022, he is the highest-ranked shot putter in Asia.
car collection
He owns a Brezza car.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor poses with his Brezza car
He owns a Ford car.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor and his mother pose with his Ford car
He owns an Endeavor car.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor poses with his Endeavor car
Facts/Trivia
- Tajinderpal follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor posts about his eating habits on Instagram
- He has a tattoo of Sardar Hari Singh Narva on his left bicep.
Tattoos of Tajinderpal Singh Toor
- His friends and family often call him Tajinder Toor.
- When Tajinderpal was a child, he wanted to become a professional cricketer, but his father insisted that he choose the shot put.
- He is coached by Mohinder Singh Dhillon who started coaching him at Sports Academy Jalandhar in 2013.
Old photos of Tajinderpal Singh Toor and his coach
- He said in an interview that in the early days of his career, his family found it difficult to afford his training expenses, which included protein, shoes and gym fees. In another interview, his mother said he ate as much as two children while growing up. She further said,
When he was young, he used to sleep with a “gola” (bullet) under his pillow. His day would start with paranthas and 10 eggs and end with a meal. “
Old photos of Tajinderpal Singh Toor
- His father was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2015. In the early stages of treatment, his father recovered from surgery, but in 2018, his condition worsened. In an interview, he discussed his father’s condition and said:
By this stage, I knew my father didn’t have much longer to live. All I want to do now is win as many medals as possible while he’s still alive. I want to give him all the medals. “
- In 2018, while Tajinder was participating in the Asian Games, his father passed away. He won a gold medal at the Asian Games and when he returned to his hometown of Moga, his father passed away. He couldn’t show his medal to his father. Talking about the same, he said:
At first, I was shocked. I hadn’t even thought of such a scenario and couldn’t believe it. Losing the head of the family is the greatest loss for any family. “
Tajinderpal Singh Toor after his father’s death
- After his father’s death, his father’s firearms license was transferred to his name. In an interview, he spoke about this and said:
He had a gun and that was the only thing he left me with from a farm security standpoint. “
- In the 2018 Asian Games, before Tajinderpal threw, his coach MS Dhillon shouted at him, “You die of shame”. In an interview, his coach addressed this and said:
I want to make him angry. I told him ‘I left my family for you and your dad was fighting cancer. Think of us.’ I think that works.”
Tajinderpal Singh Toor with his coach during the 2018 Asian Games
- In 2020, Tajinder was injured while throwing the shot put and subsequently fractured his hand. As a result, he became depressed and began to believe that he was not qualified to compete in the Olympics.
Tajinderpal Singh Toole suffers hand injury
- In 2022, before the qualifying round, he injured his groin muscle. As a result, he was left out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games squad. In an interview, he discussed his injury and said:
Today is a difficult day for me. I couldn’t perform the way I expected. Injuries kept surrounding me. Last year it was my wrist, now it’s my thigh. Just four days before the game, I pulled a groin muscle, which affected my performance significantly. “
- He is an avid dog lover and often posts photos of dogs on social media.
Tajinderpal Singh Toole poses with dog
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education