Amarjit Singh
Amarjit Singh (born 29 August 1970) is a male British former wrestler.
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Nationality | English | |||||||||||||
Born | Wolverhampton, West Midlands | 29 August 1970|||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||
Club | Wolverhampton Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wrestling career
Singh competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics where he finished in 13th place in the men's super-heavyweight division.[1] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 100kg+ super-heavyweight division, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3] Eight years later he competed in his home Commonwealth Games at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[4]
Personal life
In April 2014 Singh was jailed for six-and-a-half years for possessing prohibited firearms and ammunition.[5][6]
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amarjit Singh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Champion wrestler loses appeal against guns and ammo jail term". Birmingham Live.
- "Wolverhampton man jailed over gun trade investigation". BBC.
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