Mansher Singh

Mansher Singh
Mansher Singh (right) with Manavjit Singh Sandhu at the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
Personal information
Nickname"Joey"
National team India
Born (1965-12-01) 1 December 1965
Calcutta, India
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA)[1]
Occupation(s)Chief Shotgun Coach, Indian Olympic Team[2]
Years active1982 – present (43 years)
Children2 (including Jaisal Singh)[1]
Parent
  • K.K. Singh[3] (father)
Sport
SportSport Shooting
Turned pro1982[1]
Coached byMarcello Dradi[1]
Now coachingKynan Chenai
Medal record
Men's shooting[1]
Representing India
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria Trap
2010 New Delhi Trap doubles
Asian Games[4]
1998 Bangkok Trap team
2002 Busan Trap team
2006 Doha Trap team
2010 Guangzhou Trap team
Asian Championships
2012 Doha Trap team
Asian Shotgun Championships
2004 Bangkok Trap
2004 Kuala Lumpur Trap
2011 Kuala Lumpur Trap
2013 Almaty Trap team
1993 Manila Trap
2006 Singapore Trap
2009 Almaty Trap team
1995 Jakarta Trap
1995 Chendu City Trap
2008 Jaipur Trap
2009 Almaty Trap

Mansher "Joey" Singh (born 1 December 1965[5] in Calcutta[6]) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in double trap and trap.

At the 2008 Olympic Games, he finished in first place in the trap qualification. He also came first at the 2004 Olympic Games. In addition, he has medals from the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. In the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, he won a gold medal in the trap event.

He also won the Arjuna Award in 1993.

Education

Singh graduated from St. Columba's School, Delhi in 1985,[7] before studying at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.[8]

Olympic Results

Olympic results [9]
Event 1984 1996 2004 2008
Trap (200 birds) 35th
176/200
Event Style Changed
Trap (125 birds) Different
Event Style
31st
118/125
21st
115/125
8th
117/125

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mansher Singh Details". ISSF Sports. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Mansher Singh Coaching Video". Bharat Adda India. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Mansher Singh Mini-Doc". Prasar Bharati Archives. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Medalists from previous Asian Games – Men – Team – Discontinued events". Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ^ Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Mansher Singh". Athletes. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Mansher Singh". Achievers. Old Columbans' Association. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. ^ Vepa, Arvind; Vishvanathan, Sujit. "St. Stephen's College Delhi, India - History". Tufts University. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Mansher Singh ISSF Bio". International Shooting Sports Federation. Retrieved 27 September 2022.