Tajinderpal Singh Toor (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian shot putter who is a two-time Asian champion, an Asian Games gold-medallist, four time national champion, an Olympian supported by OGQ and the current Asian record holder in Asian and national record of 21.77m.[2]
Toor was born on 13 November 1994 in Khosa Pando village in Moga district, Punjab. Hailing from a family of farmers, he switched from cricket to shot put at the insistence of his father.[1]
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Tajinder joined the Indian Navy, as a Petty Officer (PTI), recruited under a sports quota programme, allowing him to train and internationally compete for men's shot put sport.[1][3]
In June 2017, Toor recorded his personal best outdoor throw of 20.40m at the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala, but fell short of the World Championships qualification standard of 20.50m.[4] In the following month, he won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar with a throw of 19.77m, missing out on the gold medal by 0.03m.[5]
Toor qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by registering a throw of 21.49m at the Indian Grand Prix IV in June 2021, clearing the 21.10m entry standard. This throw also broke the national and Asian records.[9] Competing with a heavily-bandaged shoulder at the Olympics, Toor registered only one legal throw of 19.99m in qualifying and failed to reach the final round.[10]
At the 2022 Indian Open Nationals, he was adjudged the best male athlete.[11]
At the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tajinder won a gold medal and defended the title with a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, with a 20.23m throw.[2]
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^Selvaraj, Jonathan (8 July 2017). "Asian Athletics Championships: Anas wins gold, Dutee bags bronze on day 2". ESPN.in. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^"CWG 2018: Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh's shoes in Gold Coast". The Indian Express. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^"Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Father battling cancer, Tajinderpal wins Asian Games gold in Jakarta". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^"Asian Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor's gold medal is an ode to his consistency, but he's still work in progress". Firstpost. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^"Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with new Asian record". The Times of India. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^"Tokyo Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^Singh, Navneet. "Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Jyothi Yarraji are the best athletes of the National Open Athletics Championships". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
tajinderpal, singh, toor, born, november, 1994, indian, shot, putter, time, asian, champion, asian, games, gold, medallist, four, time, national, champion, olympian, supported, current, asian, record, holder, asian, national, record, toor, with, silver, medal,. Tajinderpal Singh Toor born 13 November 1994 is an Indian shot putter who is a two time Asian champion an Asian Games gold medallist four time national champion an Olympian supported by OGQ and the current Asian record holder in Asian and national record of 21 77m 2 Tajinderpal Singh ToorToor with the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics ChampionshipsPersonal informationBorn 1994 11 13 13 November 1994 age 29 Khosa Pando Moga district Punjab India 1 SportCountryIndiaEventShot putAchievements and titlesPersonal best21 77m 2023 ARMedal record Men s athleticsRepresenting IndiaAsian Games2022 Hangzhou Shot put2018 Jakarta Shot putAsian Championships2023 Bangkok Shot put2019 Doha Shot put2017 Bhubaneshwar Shot putAsian Indoor Championships2024 Tehran Shot put2023 Astana Shot put2018 Tehran Shot put Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editToor was born on 13 November 1994 in Khosa Pando village in Moga district Punjab Hailing from a family of farmers he switched from cricket to shot put at the insistence of his father 1 Career editTajinder joined the Indian Navy as a Petty Officer PTI recruited under a sports quota programme allowing him to train and internationally compete for men s shot put sport 1 3 In June 2017 Toor recorded his personal best outdoor throw of 20 40m at the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala but fell short of the World Championships qualification standard of 20 50m 4 In the following month he won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar with a throw of 19 77m missing out on the gold medal by 0 03m 5 Toor finished eighth in the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 19 42m 6 In August 2018 Toor won gold at the 2018 Asian Games with a 20 75m throw breaking the Games record and the national record 7 He won the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha with a throw of 20 22m 8 Toor qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by registering a throw of 21 49m at the Indian Grand Prix IV in June 2021 clearing the 21 10m entry standard This throw also broke the national and Asian records 9 Competing with a heavily bandaged shoulder at the Olympics Toor registered only one legal throw of 19 99m in qualifying and failed to reach the final round 10 At the 2022 Indian Open Nationals he was adjudged the best male athlete 11 At the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana Kazakhstan Tajinder won a gold medal and defended the title with a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok Thailand with a 20 23m throw 2 References edit a b c TOOR Tajinderpal Toor Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang Archived from the original on 24 August 2018 Retrieved 23 August 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b Who is Tajinderpal Singh Toor olympics com 14 July 2023 Retrieved 5 October 2023 Tajinder Singh Toor PO PTI of the Indian Navy Wins Gold Medal in Shot Put at the 18th Asian Games indiannavy nic in 28 August 2018 Retrieved 4 October 2023 Fed Cup Neeraj wins gold with meet record The Tribune 3 June 2017 Retrieved 23 August 2018 Selvaraj Jonathan 8 July 2017 Asian Athletics Championships Anas wins gold Dutee bags bronze on day 2 ESPN in Retrieved 23 August 2018 CWG 2018 Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh s shoes in Gold Coast The Indian Express 10 April 2018 Retrieved 23 August 2018 Tajinderpal Singh Toor Father battling cancer Tajinderpal wins Asian Games gold in Jakarta The Times of India Retrieved 5 August 2021 Asian Athletics Championships Tajinderpal Singh Toor s gold medal is an ode to his consistency but he s still work in progress Firstpost 23 April 2019 Retrieved 30 July 2022 Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with new Asian record The Times of India 22 June 2021 Retrieved 5 August 2021 Tokyo Olympics Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final The Telegraph Retrieved 5 August 2021 Singh Navneet Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Jyothi Yarraji are the best athletes of the National Open Athletics Championships www sportskeeda com Retrieved 21 October 2022 External links editTajinderpal Singh Toor at World Athletics nbsp Tajinderpal Singh Toor at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tajinderpal Singh Toor amp oldid 1216675632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
