Karan Singh Gurjar
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| Full name | Karan Singh Gurjar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1999 Alwar, Rajasthan, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Orléans, France[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 60 (February 2023)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 83 (October 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karan Singh Gurjar (born 3 April 1999) is an Indian sabre fencer.[4] He has won a gold and a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Championships.[5] Gurjar is also a double gold medalist at the South Asian Games.[6]
At the junior level, he was won multiple medals at Commonwealth Championships and the Asian Championships.[7]
Early life
Gurjar started his career in 2010 when an athletics coach from the Army Institute of Pune introduced him to fencing.[8] He joined the Indian Navy through the sports quota in 2019.[9]
Achievements
TBA
Performance record
2024–25: World Cup: 16th
See also
References
- ^ "On the rise: Gurjar dreams of fencing glory". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "France is home away from home for Indian Fencer Karan Singh". ANI News. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Fencing: Karan Singh upsets World No. 7 at Men's Sabre World Cup". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ Mukherjee, Souvik (2024-04-27). "Indian fencer Karan Singh Gurjar upsets second seed in Olympic Qualifiers to enter final, one step away from Paris Berth". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ PTI (2022-07-16). "Fencing World Championships: India's Karan Singh beats 14th seed in first round, to face World No. 4 next". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ Katoch, Bikash Chand (2023-07-11). "Top 5 Indian fencers to watch out for at Asian Games 2022". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Fencing is India's next lunge at Olympic medal". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Promising Indian fencer Karan Singh Gurjar eyes history with Paris Olympics qualification". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ Raj, Pritish (2023-10-31). "Fencer Karan Singh shrugs off Asian Games snub to focus on Olympics". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 2024-10-07.