Mandeep Jangra

Mandeep Jangra (born 19 May 1993) is an Indian amateur boxer. He won the silver medal at the 2013 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in the welterweight category. He represented India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the same category and won the silver medal.[2] He was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2015.

Mandeep Jangra
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Real nameMandeep Jangra
Nickname(s)Kartoos- Name given by his Mentor- Akhil Kumar
Weight(s)Welterweight (69 kg)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2014)
NationalityIndian
Born (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993
Kharian,[1] Haryana, India

Jangra is coached by Indian boxer Akhil Kumar and supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company.[3]

References

  1. "MANDEEP JANGRA". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. "Glasgow 2014 - Mandeep Jangra Profile". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. "Mandeep Jangra assures India of first boxing medal at Commonwealth Games 2014". Zee News. Retrieved 30 July 2014.


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