Gurbir Singh Sandhu
{{Short description|Indian sports shooter (born 1951)}}
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Gurbir Singh Sandhu (born 20 February 1951) is an Indian sports shooter. He competed in the mixed skeet event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/sandhu-singh-gurbir-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115818/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/sandhu-singh-gurbir-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Sandhu Singh Gurbir Olympic Results |accessdate=8 February 2020}} He also served as the President of the Punjab Rifle Shooting Association and was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2001.{{cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/chandigarh/news-detail-415820|title=Rifle shooting assn chief released on one-year probation|website=The Tribune|date=1 June 2017}} In 2017 he was convicted of possessing wild boar tusks without a license, a violation of the Wildlife (Protection) Act.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Olympians Who Were Sent to Prison |url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/81/manual |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.olympedia.org}}
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Category:Indian male sport shooters
Category:Olympic shooters for India
Category:Shooters at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Category:Sport shooters from Punjab, India
Category:Olympic sportspeople convicted of crimes
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