Sawarn Singh

{{short description|Indian rower}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Sawarn Singh

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|02|20}}

| birth_place = Dalelwala Mansa, Punjab, India

| nationality = Indian

| height = 188 cm

| weight = 90 kg

| country = India

| sport = Rowing

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2014 Incheon|Single sculls}}

{{Medal|Gold|2018 Jakarta|Quadruple sculls}}

{{Medal|Competition|Asian Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold| 2013 Lu'an |Single sculls }}

{{Medal|Silver|2019 Chungju|Quadruple sculls }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2011 Hwacheon |Single sculls }}

{{Medal|Bronze|2019 Chungju|Double sculls }}

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Sawarn Singh (Punjabi: ਸਵਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ, born 20 February 1990 in Dalelwala Mansa, Punjab, India) is an Indian rower.{{FISA|42628}} He primarily competes in single scull events. In 2011 he won bronze at the Asian Rowing Championships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/news/finals-of-the-asian-rowing-champs|title=Finals of the Asian Rowing Champs|website=worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-16}} He qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics in Men's single scull event and reached the last 16 with a time of 7:00.49 in the first repechage.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/sawarn-singh-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115957/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/sawarn-singh-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Sawarn Singh Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-16}} The 21-year-old Sawarn Singh Virk secured his spot in the London Olympics by winning his event at the FISA Olympic Continental Qualification Regatta for Asia in Chung Ju, Korea. London Olympics was the maiden Olympics appearance for the Jharkhand National Games gold medallist.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Rower-Sawarn-Singh-brings-cheer-to-India/articleshow/15254219.cms|title=Rower Sawarn Singh brings cheer to India|date=29 July 2012|newspaper=The Times of India}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3699824.ece|title=Swarn in singles sculls quarters, lightweight doubles team out|date=29 July 2012|newspaper=The Hindu}} He won the 2013 Asian Championships, and won bronze at the 2014 Asian Games.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/news/china-leads-rowing-17th-asian-games-incheon-2014|title=China leads in rowing at 17th Asian Games, Incheon 2014|website=worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-16}} He won the gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Men's Quadruple sculls.{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/asian-games-indian-rowers-claim-gold-2-bronze-medals/articleshow/65525236.cms | title=Asian Games: Indian rowers claim 1 gold, 2 bronze medals | work=The Times of India | date=24 August 2018 | accessdate=24 August 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/indian-rowers-claim-gold-2-bronze-medals/articleshow/65524974.cms | title=Indian rowers claim gold, 2 bronze medals | publisher=The Economic Times | date=24 August 2018 | accessdate=24 August 2018}}