Amarjit Singh

Not to be confused with Amarjit Singh Kiyam.

Amarjit Singh
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1970-08-29) 29 August 1970 (age 54)
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubWolverhampton Wrestling Club
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 100kg+ super-heavyweight

Amarjit Singh (born 29 August 1970) is a British former male wrestler.

Wrestling career

Singh competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics where he finished in 13th place in the men's super-heavyweight division.[1] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 100 kg+ super-heavyweight division, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3] Eight years later, he competed in his home Commonwealth Games at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[4]

Personal life

In April 2014, Singh was jailed for 6+1⁄2 years for possessing prohibited firearms and ammunition.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amarjit Singh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "Champion wrestler loses appeal against guns and ammo jail term". Birmingham Live.
  6. ^ "Wolverhampton man jailed over gun trade investigation". BBC.


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