Satpal Singh
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Satpal Singh (born 1 February 1955), also known as Guru Satpal, is a wrestling coach and former wrestler of India. He was a gold medalist in 1982 Asian Games and a bronze medalist in 1974 Asian Games. Today he is better known as the coach of Olympic medal winners Sushil Kumar and Ravi Kumar Dahiya.[1][2]
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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1955-02-01) 1 February 1955 (age 69) Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 82 & 100 kg freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Guru Hanuman Akhara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Guru Hanuman (Daronacharya awardee) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of India, in 2015.