Manjit Singh (runner)

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| name =Manjit Singh chahal

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| fullname =Manjit Singh Chahal

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| nationality =Indian

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|9|1}}

| birth_place =Ujhana, Haryana, India

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| weight ={{cvt|69|kg}}

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| event =800 metres, 1500 metres

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| coach =Amrish Kumar Adhana

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| pb =800 m: 1:46.15
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1500 m: 3:42.24
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Manjit Singh (born 1 September 1989;{{cite web|title=MANJIT SINGH|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/manjith-singh-259056|publisher=IIAF |accessdate=28 August 2018}} also known as Manjit Singh Chahal) is an Indian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events. He represented India at the 2018 Asian Games where he won the gold in the 800 metres event at Jakarta.{{cite news |title=Asian Games: Unheralded Manjit's unexpected gold steals the show after Sindhu's silver |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/asian-games-unheralded-manjits-unexpected-gold-steals-the-show-after-sindhus-silver/articleshow/65582578.cms |accessdate=28 August 2018 |work=The Times of India (TOI) |agency=Press Trust of India (PTI) |date=28 August 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180828185412/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/asian-games-unheralded-manjits-unexpected-gold-steals-the-show-after-sindhus-silver/articleshow/65582578.cms |archivedate=28 August 2018 |url-status=live}}

Personal life

Manjit was born in Ujhana village, Jind district, Haryana, to Randhir Chahal and Bimala Devi.{{cite news |last1=Sheoran |first1=Maha Singh |title=छोरे ने जकार्ता में रचा इतिहास और यहां बरस पड़ीं अांखें, गोल्‍ड जीत निकाली पुरानी टीस |url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/jind-manjit-singh-wins-gold-medal-18363786.html |accessdate=28 August 2018 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=28 August 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828181748/https://www.jagran.com/haryana/jind-manjit-singh-wins-gold-medal-18363786.html |archivedate=28 August 2018 |language=Hindi |url-status=live}} He grew his passion for athletics from his father only, Randhir who himself was a field athlete, in discus throw and shot put. Manjit is married, have a son, names Abhir with wife Kiran. In his spare time he used to help his father in dairy, cattle and agriculture farming.{{cite news |title=Lost His Job, Herded Cattle & Won Gold For India: Manjit Singh Is a True Inspiration!|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/157622/manjit-singh-asian-games-gold/|accessdate=30 August 2018 |work=The Better India|date=29 August 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180828185412/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/asian-games-unheralded-manjits-unexpected-gold-steals-the-show-after-sindhus-silver/articleshow/65582578.cms |archivedate=28 August 2018 |url-status=live}} He had a two-year contract job with ONGC from 2013 to 2016.{{cite news |title=Asian Games 2018: After winning gold, Manjit Singh will see first glimpse of his five-month-old son|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/asian-games-2018-manjit-singh-gold-son-5330128/|accessdate=30 August 2018 |work=Indian Express|date=29 August 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180828185412/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/asian-games-unheralded-manjits-unexpected-gold-steals-the-show-after-sindhus-silver/articleshow/65582578.cms |archivedate=28 August 2018 |url-status=live}}

Career

=2013−2017=

In 2013 Manjit took part in his first international event, in the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships, at Pune, where he finished 4th place in the Men's 800 metres final clocking 1:49.70 mins. In 2014, he bagged a silver in the 800 metres in Federation Cup, but failed to qualify for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.{{cite news |title=Lost His Job, Herded Cattle & Won Gold For India: Manjit Singh Is a True Inspiration!|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/157622/manjit-singh-asian-games-gold/|accessdate=30 August 2018 |work=The Better India|date=29 August 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180828185412/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/asian-games-unheralded-manjits-unexpected-gold-steals-the-show-after-sindhus-silver/articleshow/65582578.cms |archivedate=28 August 2018 |url-status=live}} After a long injury for one and half year, he took part in the National Inter-state Championship at Hyderabad winning silver then at Guntur and bettered his 800 m time, clocking 1:48.04 mins and winning silver on July 16, 2017. In the same event, on 18 July, he competed in the 1500m and finished with a timing 3:49.30 which was his personal best at that time.{{cite web|title=MANJIT SINGH|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/manjith-singh-259056|publisher=IIAF |accessdate=28 August 2018}}

=2018=

On March 7, 2018, in the Patiala Federation Cup, he competed in both 800 m and 1500 m and bettered his timings of 1500 m to 3:42.24 and qualified for 1500 m in the 2018 Asian Games. On 27 August 2018, Manjit Singh, stunned everyone and compatriot Jinson Johnson to win gold in the Men's 800 metres at the Asian Games after 36 years for India where he clocked 1:46.15 as his personal best.{{cite web|title=Asian Games: Surprise, Surprise! Manjit Pips Jinson To Win 800m Gold, Breaks 36 Year Old Jinx|url=https://www.news18.com/news/other-sports/asian-games-surprise-surprise-manjit-pips-jinson-to-win-800m-gold-breaks-36-year-old-jinx-1859873.html|publisher=News18 |accessdate=30 August 2018}}

International competitions

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{IND}}
rowspan=2\|2013 \|Asian Athletics Championships (Heat 1) \|rowspan=2\|Pune, India \|H-2nd \|800 m \|1:49.12 min
Asian Athletics Championships (Final) \|4th \|800 m \|1:49.70 min
rowspan=3\|2018 \|rowspan=3\|Asian Games \|rowspan=3\|Jakarta, Indonesia \|bgcolor=F7F6A8\|{{gold1}} \|800 m \|1:46.15 min

colspan="6"|Representing {{IND}}

rowspan=2|2013

|Asian Athletics Championships (Heat 1)

|rowspan=2|Pune, India

|H-2nd

|800 m

|1:49.12 min

Asian Athletics Championships (Final)

|4th

|800 m

|1:49.70 min

rowspan=3|2018