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Bahadur Singh Chauhan

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Bahadur Singh Chauhan
BERJAYA
Singh at the 1974 Asian Games
Personal information
Born8 February 1946 (1946-02-08) (age 80)
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best18.66 (1976)[1][2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing BERJAYA India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1978 BangkokShot put
Gold medal – first place1982 New DelhiShot put[3]
Silver medal – second place1974 TehranShot put
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1975 SeoulShot put
Silver medal – second place1981 TokyaShot put
Bronze medal – third place1973 ManilaShot put
Bronze medal – third place1979 TokyoShot put
Bronze medal – third place1985 JakartaShot put

Bahadur Singh Chauhan, born on 8 February 1946 in a Sikh Rajput family is a former Indian shot putter. Between 1973 and 1985 he won three gold, two silver and three bronze medals at the Asian Games and Championships. He placed 15th at the 1980 Summer Olympics,[1] and was honoured with Arjuna award and Padma Shri. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award, by the government of India.[4] He worked as the head coach of India's athletics team before retiring in 2020[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 Bahadur Singh. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Bahadur SING. all-athletics.com
  3. ↑ "Indian Olympic Association". olympic.ind.in. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "List of awardees of Dronacharya Award". Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "No contract extension for India's athletics head coach Bahadur Singh". The Times of India. 18 June 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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