Jump to content

Jagjit Singh (rower)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by InternetArchiveBot (talk | contribs) at 09:33, 20 February 2023 (Rescuing 2 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.3). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Jagjit Singh Jallah is an international rowing competitor from the state of Punjab, India. Singh was born in the village of Jallah, Ludhiana, Punjab. He is the first Punjabi to receive an Arjuna award in rowing. He works for the Punjab police.

Jagjit singh jallah ( Rowing)
Jagjit Singh
Personal information
Full nameJagjit Singh Jallah
NationalityIndian
Born (1966-10-02) 2 October 1966 (age 58)
Jallah, Punjab, India
Sport
Country India
SportRowing
Event(s)M4+, M2-
ClubBombay Sappers

Awards

S.No. Awards Year
1 Arjuna Award 1999
2 Life-time achievement award 2007

Achievements

Year International events Venue Result Distance
1993 International Regatta Switzerland 5th 2000 m
1994 Asian Games Hiroshima, Japan 3rd[1] 2000 m
1994 International Regatta Ukraine 2nd 2000 m
1994 International Regatta Ukraine 3rd 2000 m
1999 1999 Asian Championship Japan 2nd 2000 m
1999 1999 Asian Championship Japan 3rd 2000 m
S. No Game Year City Achievements Result
1. 17th National Rowing Championship Hyderabad Coxed Four SILVER
2. 19th National Rowing Championship Bangalore Coxed Four GOLD
3. 32nd National Games Hyderabad Coxless Four 2 SILVER
4. 32nd National Games Hyderabad Coxless Pair SILVER
5. 3rd All India Police Rowing Championship Srinagar, J&K Coxess Four GOLD
6. 14th National Rowing Championship Madras Coxed Four GOLD

Asian Games [2] Bombay Sappers [3] Maharaja Ratan Singh Awardee [4] Arjuna Awardee [5] Other [6]

References

  1. ^ "Rowers paddle their way to bronze". The Indian Express. 20 December 1998. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Rowing at the 1998 Asian Games". Wikipedia Creative Commons. 19 December 1998. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Bombay Sappers Glide Ahead In The Field Of Sports". Aviation & Defence Universe. 26 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Punjab Govt finalises list of awardees for Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award". Babushahi. 3 March 2019.
  5. ^ "RECIPIENTS OF ARJUNA AWARD". Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Meet Arjuna Award Winner Jagjit Singh, The Very First Punjabi Rower To Win This Award". The Lifestyle Journalist. 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018.