Amarjit Singh
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1970 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Wolverhampton Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||
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Amarjit Singh (born 29 August 1970) is a British former male wrestler.
Wrestling career
[edit]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 100 kg+ 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
[edit]In April 2014, Singh was jailed for 6+1⁄2 years for possessing prohibited firearms and ammunition.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Amarjit Singh at the International Wrestling Database
- Amarjit Singh at Olympedia
- Amarjit Singh at Team GB
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