Harinder Pal Sandhu
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| Full name | Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1989 Chandigarh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Chennai, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Major Maniam & Cyrus Poncha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 47 (April, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 115 (March, 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 13 April 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harinder Pal Sandhu (born 31 March 1989) is an Indian professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 47 in April 2018.[1][2]
He was a part of the Indian team, who won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon.[3] Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu won the first match (11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4) against Mohd Azlan Iskandar of Malaysia, giving India a 1-0 lead over Malaysia. Saurav Ghosal won the second match, bagging the gold medal for India in the men's team event.
Awards
He was conferred the Arjuna Award for 2023.[4][5]
References
- ^ "PSA Player Profile". Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
- ^ "Asian Games: Indian men's squash team wins gold". 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Arjuna Awards 2023: President Murmu confers India's 2nd highest sports honour to cricketer Shami, archer Ojas Pravin Deotale". The Economic Times. 9 January 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Full list of Arjuna Awards Winners 2023". India Today. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
- Harinder Pal Sandhu – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 August 2013)
- Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu at the Professional Squash Association (archived)
- Harinder Pal Sandhu at Squash Info