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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian shot putter}}<br />
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| image = Bahadur Singh Chouhan 1974cr.jpg<br />
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| caption = Singh at the 1974 Asian Games<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|8 February 1946}}<br />
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| height = 179 cm<br />
| weight = 105 kg<br />
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| sport = Athletics<br />
| event = [[Shot put]]<br />
| pb = 18.66 (1976)<ref name=sr/><ref name=all/><br />
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}<br />
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[1978 Asian Games|1978 Bangkok]]|[[Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games|Shot put]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[1982 Asian Games|1982 New Delhi]]|[[Athletics at the 1982 Asian Games|Shot put]]}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Olympic Association. |url=https://olympic.ind.in/winner-athletes/67 |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=olympic.ind.in}}</ref><br />
{{MedalSilver|[[1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]]|[[Athletics at the 1974 Asian Games|Shot put]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[1975 Asian Athletics Championships|1975 Seoul]]|Shot put}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[1981 Asian Athletics Championships|1981 Tokya]]|Shot put}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[1973 Asian Athletics Championships|1973 Manila]]|Shot put}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[1979 Asian Athletics Championships|1979 Tokyo]]|Shot put}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[1985 Asian Athletics Championships|1985 Jakarta]]|Shot put}}<br />
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'''Bahadur Singh Chauhan,''' born on 8 February 1946 in a Sikh [[Rajput]] family is a former [[India]]n [[shot put]]ter. Between 1973 and 1985 he won three gold, two silver and three bronze medals at the Asian Games and Championships. He placed 15th at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]],<ref name=sr/> and was honoured with [[Arjuna award]] and [[Padma Shri]]. He is a recipient of [[Dronacharya Award]], by the [[government of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/7000365931.htm |title=List of awardees of Dronacharya Award |access-date=14 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120012751/http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/7000365931.htm |archive-date=20 November 2012 }}</ref> He worked as the head coach of India's athletics team before retiring in 2020<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-06-18 |title=No contract extension for India's athletics head coach Bahadur Singh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/no-contract-extension-for-indias-athletics-head-coach-bahadur-singh/articleshow/76436381.cms |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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<ref name=all>[http://www.all-athletics.com/node/296877 Bahadur SING]. all-athletics.com</ref><br />
<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115921/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/bahadur-singh-1.html Bahadur Singh]. sports-reference.com</ref><br />
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[[Category:Indian men shot putters]]<br />
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 Asian Games]]<br />
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