Arpinder Singh

Arpinder Singh (born 30 December 1992) is an Indian triple jumper. He was a gold medallist at the 2018 Asian Games. He also claimed a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Arpinder Singh

Arpinder Singh in 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Arpinder Singh
Nickname	Bobby
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 32) Harsha Chhina,[1] Amritsar, Punjab, India
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Triple jump
Team	India
Coached by	S. S. Pannu
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	17.17 meters (Lucknow 2014)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  India Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Triple jump Asian Championships 2013 Pune Triple jump Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Triple jump Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017 Ashgabat Triple jump IAAF Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava Triple jump

Career

In June 2014, Singh beat his previous best of 16.84 metres by jumping 17.17 metres at the 2014 National Inter-State Championships in Lucknow. In the process, he beat the national record previously held by Renjith Maheshwary and also secured a qualification for the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won the bronze medal.^[2] The record was again broken by Maheshwary in 2016.^[3]

On August 29, 2018 which is celebrated as National Sports Day in India he won gold medal in triple jump event in 18th Asian games.

He covered the distance of 16.77 metres to bag the gold medal. He became the second Indian sportsperson to achieve this landmark. Before him Mohinder Singh Gill won gold medal in triple jump event in 1970 Bangkok Asian games event.