Английская Википедия:Amritpal Singh (long jumper)
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Amritpal Singh (born 6 October 1983 in Sangrur, Punjab) was an Indian track and field athlete from Punjab who specialized in long jump. He held the national record from 2004 to 2013.[1]
Career
Singh, with an 8.08 metres jump at the 10th Federation Cup Athletics Championships in New Delhi on 16 March 2004, bettered the 30-year record held by T. C. Yohannan.[2] It was eventually bettered by Kumaravel Premkumar in 2013 with a jump of 8.09 meters.[1]
Singh was one among four Indians to go beyond the eight-metre mark; the others being T. C. Yohannan (in 1974), Sanjay Kumar Rai (in 2000).[3] and Kumaravel Premkumar in 2013.[1] He worked for Punjab Police as an Inspector.Шаблон:Citation needed
Though Singh had passed the qualifying norm of 8.05 m for the 2004 Athens Olympics, he was left out because of unsatisfactory form and fitness.[4]
Death
The night of 26 April 2021, Singh died in a road accident near Patti, Punjab. Singh was on a patrolling duty in the border area. Police sources said he was posted as in-charge at the Ghariala police post. He was on patrolling duty regarding illegal mining in the area. He lost control over his vehicle on the Patti-Tarn Taran road near Mahi Resorts Kairon and it hit a roadside tree. He sustained serious injuries and later died.[5]
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External links
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