Sawarn Singh (Punjabi: ਸਵਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ, born 20 February 1990 in Dalelwala Mansa, Punjab, India) is an Indian rower.[1] He primarily competes in single scull events. In 2011 he won bronze at the Asian Rowing Championships.[2] He qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics in Men's single scull event and reached the last 16 with a time of 7:00.49 in the first repechage.[3] The 21-year-old Sawarn Singh Virk secured his spot in the London Olympics by winning his event at the FISA Olympic Continental Qualification Regatta for Asia in Chung Ju, Korea. London Olympics was the maiden Olympics appearance for the Jharkhand National Games gold medallist.[4][5] He won the 2013 Asian Championships, and won bronze at the 2014 Asian Games.[6] He won the gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Men's Quadruple sculls.[7][8]
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 February 1990 Dalelwala Mansa, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major events
edit| Event | Place | Class | Time | Position |
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| 2011 World Rowing Championships | Slovenia | M1x | 7:04.79 | 17 |
| 2011 Asian Rowing Championships | Korea | M1x | 7:11.83 | 3 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | London | M1x | 7:29.66 | 16 |
| 2013 Asian Rowing Championships | China | M1x | 7:31.88 | 1 |
| 2014 Asian Games | South Korea | M1x | 7:10.65 | 3 |
| 2018 Asian Games | Indonesia | M4x | 6:17.13 | 1 |
| S. No | Game Year | City | Achievements |
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| 1. | 34th National Game | Jharkhand | Gold |
| 2. | World Rowing Championship | Slovenia | 17th Place |
| 3. | Asian Olympic Qualification Regatta | South Korea | Gold |
| 4. | 30th Olympic Games | London | 16th Place |
| 5. | World Rowing Championship | South Korea | 12th Place |
| 6. | Paolod' Aloja International Regatta | Italy | 5th Place |
References
edit- ^ Sawarn Singh at World Rowing
- ^ "Finals of the Asian Rowing Champs". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Sawarn Singh Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Rower Sawarn Singh brings cheer to India". The Times of India. 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Swarn in singles sculls quarters, lightweight doubles team out". The Hindu. 29 July 2012.
- ^ "China leads in rowing at 17th Asian Games, Incheon 2014". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Asian Games: Indian rowers claim 1 gold, 2 bronze medals". The Times of India. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Indian rowers claim gold, 2 bronze medals". The Economic Times. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
External links
edit- Sawarn Singh, Profile BBC Sport