Vijay Pal Singh

For the scientist, see Vijaypal Singh.
Vijay Pal Singh
Personal information
Full nameVijay Pal Singh
NationalityIndian
Born (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 57)
Haryana, India
Sport
Country India
SportTrack and field athletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)outdoor: 5.10 m
(1987, Indian record)
Updated on 19 September 2009

Vijay Pal Singh (born 1 January 1967) is a former Indian pole vaulter from Haryana who became the first Indian pole vaulter to clear 5.00 meters.[1] He holds the current national record of 5.10 metres set in Thiruvananthapuram in 1987.[2] It was one of the longest surviving national records in Indian athletics, until it was bettered in 2018 by subramani siva[3][4]

Vijay Pal was born in Haryana.

References

  1. ^ Manorama year book. Malayala Manorama. 1986.
  2. ^ "Current men's outdoor national records". PoleVaultPower.com. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  4. ^ K. P. Mohan (3 June 2005). "Gajanan, Jora Singh rewrite meet records". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 June 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2009.


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