Omkar Singh

Master Chief Petty Officer Omkar Singh (Hindi: ओमकार सिंह, born 8 August 1984) is an Indian sports shooter. He won three gold medals and a silver medal in shooting events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi. He hails from Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh and is currently serving the Indian Navy.^[1]

Master Chief Petty Officer

Omkar Singh

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1984-08-08) 8 August 1984 (age 41) Kotma Colliery, Anuppur Madhya Pradesh, India
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Military career
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Navy
Rank	Master Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Shooting
Club	Indian Navy
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  India Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 10 m air pistol singles 2010 Delhi 10 m air pistol pairs 2010 Delhi 50 m air pistol singles 2010 Delhi 50 m air pistol pairs Commonwealth Championships 2010 Delhi 10 m air pistol 2017 Brisbane 10 m air pistol singles World Cup 2009 Australia 10 m air pistol badge
Updated on 7 November 2017

On 5 October 2010, Omkar Singh and Deepak Sharma won a silver medal in the Men's 50 metre pistol pairs at the Commonwealth games. Omkar Singh won his first gold medal in the Men's 50 metre pistol singles on 6 October 2010. The next day, he paired up with Gurpreet Singh to win the gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs).^[2] On 8 October 2010, he won a gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol (Single).^[3]

Omkar Singh belongs to the Kotma Colliery in the Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh.^[4] His father was a teacher in the South Eastern Coal Fields Limited (SECL) School.

In 2012, he was given the Arjuna Award.^[5]