Bharatinder Singh

Bharatinder Singh
Personal information
Full nameBharatinder Singh Cheema
NationalityIndian
Born (1988-10-23) 23 October 1988 (age 36)
Haryana, India
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country India
SportTrack and field
EventDecathlon
TeamHaryana
Now coachingRanjeet Randhawa
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)outdoor: 7658 pts
(12 June 2011, Indian record)

Bharatinder Singh (born 23 October 1988) is an Indian track and field athlete from Haryana who specializes in decathlon. Bharatinder set the Indian National record of 7,658 points during the 51st National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championship held in Bangalore on 12 June 2011.[1] He broke Jora Singh's previous mark of 7,502 points, registered in New Delhi in August 2006.[2]

In 2014, he received the Bhim Award, the highest award for sports in Haryana.[citation needed]

Performance during the National record

The following table shows Bharatinder Singh's performance in the individual events when he set the Indian national record.[3]

Events Performance
100m 10.83 s
Long Jump 7.45 m
Shot Put 14.67 m
High Jump 1.95 m
400m 49.83 s
110m Hurdles 15.27 s
Discus Throw 48.71 m
Pole Vault 4.00 m
Javelin Throw 62.85 m
1500m 5:24.18
Decathlon 7658

References

  1. ^ "Bharatinder sets decathlon mark". The Hindu. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Jora sets national decathlon mark". The Indian Express. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Bharatinder sets national record". Indian Sports News. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.


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