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Shivpal Singh
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 29)
Sport
Country India
SportTrack and field
EventJavelin throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Asian Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Javelin throw
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan Javelin throw

Shivpal Singh (born 6 July 1995) is an Indian javelin thrower.

He finished eighth at the 2018 Asian Games and won the silver medal at the 2019 Asian Championships.[1]

His personal best throw is 86.23 metres, achieved at the 2019 Asian Championships in Doha.[1]

In 2016, Shivpal Singh won the men’s javelin throw event at the Budapest Open athletics in Hungary. He finished eighth in the previous edition of the Asian games (2018) as he could only manage one throw off his 3 chances due to an elbow injury. In 2015, he was selected for the junior world championships but was left out of the squad because of the injury. The journey from national championships to the big stage has been quite eventful for the young man from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

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