Bahadur Singh Chauhan Explained

Height:179 cm
Weight:105 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Shot put
Pb:18.66 (1976)
Show-Medals:yes

Bahadur Singh Chauhan, born on 8 February 1946 in a Sikh Rajput family is a former Indian shot putter. Between 1973 and 1985 he won three gold, two silver and three bronze medals at the Asian Games and Championships. He placed 15th at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and was honoured with Arjuna award and Padma Shri. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award, by the government of India.[1] He worked as the head coach of India's athletics team before retiring in 2020[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: List of awardees of Dronacharya Award . 14 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121120012751/http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/7000365931.htm . 20 November 2012 .
  2. News: 2020-06-18 . No contract extension for India's athletics head coach Bahadur Singh . 2024-07-23 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.