Jora Singh Explained

Jora Singh
Fullname:Jora Singh
Nationality:Indian
Birth Date:1979 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Haryana, India
Country:
Sport:Track and field
Event:Decathlon
Team:Border Security Force
Pb:outdoor: 7,502 pts
(2 March 2006, former Indian record)
Updated:20 June 2011

Jora Singh (born 1 January 1979) is an Indian track and field athlete from Haryana who specializes in the decathlon. Jora held the Indian National record of 7502 points set during the Federation Cup held in New Delhi on 2 March 2006 before being broken by Bharatinder Singh in 2011.[1] [2] [3] He broke Kulwinder Singh's previous mark of 7325 points, registered in Chennai in August 2005.[4]

Personal bests

CategoryPerformancePlaceDate
11.29 s 27 July 2007
6.44 m3 September 2005
13.57 m Incheon 3 September 2005
1.83 mAmman 27 July 2007
50.40 sIncheon 3 September 2005
15.53 sAmman 28 September 2007
46.34 mIncheon 4 September 2005
4.70 mAmman 28 September 2007
56.01 mIncheon 4 September 2005
4:47.71 Incheon 4 October 2005
7502 2 March 2006
Jora Singh, Deputy Commandant (DC), highly energetic officer of the world's largest border guarding force ie Borders security force. As a coach, now he is training athletes for national and international games. He is a very nice and happy person all the time. His contribution to the nation is priceless.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009 . Athletics Federation of INDIA . 2009-09-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090805174209/http://indianathletics.org/isr.php . 2009-08-05 .
  2. News: Jora sets national decathlon mark. 2006-03-03. The Indian Express. 2009-09-20.
  3. Web site: Indian Sports News . www.indiansportsnews.com . 14 June 2011 . 20 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016171012/http://www.indiansportsnews.com/interviews/3875-bharatinder-sets-national-record.html . 16 October 2011 .
  4. News: Kulwinder breaks record . https://web.archive.org/web/20070707060932/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/03/stories/2005080301281700.htm. dead. 2007-07-07. 2005-08-02. The Hindu. 2009-09-20.