Jagdish Singh
Personal information
Born (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 32)
Uttarakhand, India
Occupation(s)Indian Army, Athlete[1]
Sport
Country India
SportCross-country skiing
EventMen's 15 km freestyle
ClubArmy High Altitude Warfare School, India[2]
Coached byNadeem Iqbal

Jagdish Singh (born 1 July 1991) is an Indian cross-country skier, who represented India at 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. He competed in men's 15 km freestyle cross-country skiing. He qualified in the Olympics for the first time.[3][4]

Career

Singh joined the Indian Army in 2011. He received his training from Indian Army's High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) in Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir.[5][6] He qualified in the 2018 Winter Olympics by securing just one point above the qualification mark, during an event in Finland.[5][7] There was a bit controversy during appointment of his coach, however, just before the event, HAWS recommended Nadeem Iqbal, a former winter Olympian, as his coach.[5][8]

2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics results

Year Age Venue Event Position Time Deficit
2018 26 PyeongChang,

South Korea

15 km freestyle 103rd 43:00.3 +9:16.4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Jagdish SINGH - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Jagdish SINGH - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Shiva Keshavan, Jagdish Singh to represent India at Winter Olympics". Hindustan Times. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Keshavan, Jagdish to represent India in Winter Olympics - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Meet India's Winter Olympian – Cross Country Skier Jagdish Singh". The Quint. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  6. ^ Rachit.Kanaujia (8 February 2018). "2018 Winter Olympics: All You Need to Know About Two Indian Participants – Shiva Keshavan, Jagdish Singh". India.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Jagdish Singh books India rare Winter Olympics berth". WION. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Flag-bearer Shiva Keshavan leads Indian contingent at Winter Olympics". Scroll.in. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

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