Tajinderpal Singh Toor

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| name = Tajinderpal Singh Toor

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|11|13}}

| birth_place = Khosa Pando, Moga district, Punjab, India{{cite web |title=TOOR Tajinderpal Toor |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/TOOR-Tajinderpal-Singh-3000812/ |publisher=Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang |accessdate=23 August 2018 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824002306/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/TOOR-Tajinderpal-Singh-3000812/ |archivedate=24 August 2018}}

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Tajinderpal Singh Toor (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian shot putter who is a two-time Asian champion, an Asian Games gold-medallist, four time national champion, the former Asian record holder and the current holder of the national record of 21.77m.{{cite news |title=Who is Tajinderpal Singh Toor? |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/who-indian-shot-put-tajinderpal-singh-toor-national-record-tokyo-olympics |accessdate=5 October 2023 |work=olympics.com |date=14 July 2023}}

Early life

Toor was born on 13 November 1994 in Khosa Pando village in Moga district, Punjab. Hailing from a family of farmers, he switched from cricket to shot put at the insistence of his father.

Career

Tajinder joined the Indian Navy, as a Petty Officer (PTI), recruited under a sports quota programme, allowing him to train and internationally compete for men's shot put sport.{{cite news |title=Tajinder Singh Toor, PO (PTI) of the Indian Navy Wins Gold Medal in Shot Put at the 18th Asian Games |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/tajinder-singh-toor-po-pti-indian-navy-wins-gold-medal-shot-put-18th-asian-games |accessdate=4 October 2023 |work=indiannavy.nic.in |date=28 August 2018}}

In June 2017, Toor recorded his personal best outdoor throw of 20.40m at the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala, but fell short of the World Championships qualification standard of 20.50m.{{cite news |title=Fed Cup: Neeraj wins gold with meet record |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/fed-cup-neeraj-wins-gold-with-meet-record/416899.html |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=The Tribune |date=3 June 2017}} In the following month, he won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar with a throw of 19.77m, missing out on the gold medal by 0.03m.{{cite news |last1=Selvaraj |first1=Jonathan |title=Asian Athletics Championships: Anas wins gold, Dutee bags bronze on day 2 |url=http://www.espn.in/athletics/story/_/id/19909250/asian-athletics-championships-mohammed-anas-wins-gold-dutee-chand-bags-bronze-day-2 |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=ESPN.in |date=8 July 2017}}

Toor finished eighth in the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 19.42m.{{cite news |title=CWG 2018: Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh's shoes in Gold Coast |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-muhammed-anas-gold-coast-400m-final-5130847/ |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 April 2018}}

In August 2018, Toor won gold at the 2018 Asian Games with a 20.75m throw, breaking the Games record and the national record.{{cite news |title=Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Father battling cancer, Tajinderpal wins Asian Games gold in Jakarta |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/father-battling-cancer-tajinderpal-wins-asian-games-gold-in-jakarta/articleshow/65544787.cms |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Times of India}} He won the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha with a throw of 20.22m.{{cite news |title=Asian Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor's gold medal is an ode to his consistency, but he's still work in progress |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-athletics-championships-tajinderpal-singh-toors-gold-medal-is-an-ode-to-his-consistency-but-hes-still-work-in-progress-6500491.html |access-date=30 July 2022 |work=Firstpost |date=23 April 2019 |language=en}}

Toor qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by registering a throw of 21.49m at the Indian Grand Prix IV in June 2021, clearing the 21.10m entry standard. This throw also broke the national and Asian records.{{cite news |title=Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with new Asian record |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/shot-putter-tajinderpal-singh-toor-qualifies-for-tokyo-olympics-with-new-asian-record/articleshow/83736608.cms |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=22 June 2021 |language=en}} Competing with a heavily-bandaged shoulder at the Olympics, Toor registered only one legal throw of 19.99m in qualifying and failed to reach the final round.{{cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-tajinderpal-singh-toor-fails-to-qualify-for-final/cid/1825083 |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Telegraph}}

At the 2022 Indian Open Nationals, he was adjudged the best male athlete.{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Navneet |title=Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Jyothi Yarraji are the best athletes of the National Open Athletics Championships |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/news-tajinderpal-singh-toor-jyothi-yarraji-best-athletes-national-open-athletics-championships |access-date=21 October 2022 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=19 October 2022 |language=en-us}}

At the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tajinder won a gold medal and defended the title with a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, with a 20.23m throw.