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| caption = Hari Singh Thapa in a bout at the [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]]<br />
| native_name = हरि सिंह थापा<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|08|14}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Jhansi]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
<br/><small>(present day Jhansi, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])</small><br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|02|07|1932|08|14}}<br />
| death_place = Naini-Saini, [[Pithoragarh district]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]<br />
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| weight = 75 kg (1950-1959)<br />
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'''Hari Singh Thapa''' (14 August 1932 – 7 February 2021), also known as '''Hari Singh''', was an Indian [[Boxing|boxer]], who won a silver medal in [[Boxing at the 1958 Asian Games - Men's 75 kg|men's 75 kg]] at the [[1958 Asian Games]]. He defeated [[Leon Khachatourian]] by points in the semifinals, before losing by points to [[Chang Lo-pu]] in the final.<br />
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He was the Indian national boxing champion in men's 75 kg in 1950, 1954 and 1959. He won a gold medal in men's 75 kg at the South-East Asian Boxing Championships in 1957, held in [[Yangon|Rangoon]], by defeating Tin O of [[Burma]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=South-East Asian Championships Aungsan Stadium, Rangoon, Burma December 10-15, 1957|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/South-EastAsianChampionships1957.html|publisher=Amateur Boxing Results}}</ref><br />
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He also competed at the [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]], knocking out Glyn Waters of [[Wales]] in the preliminary round. However, he could not play further due to an injury sustained during practice, and conceded a walkover to [[Terry Milligan]] in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Commonwealth (British Empire) Games - Cardiff, Wales - July 18-26 1958|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/CommonwealthGames1958.html|publisher=Amateur Boxing Results}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Boxing champion Hari Singh Thapa passes away|url=https://www.amarujala.com/dehradun/uttarakhand-news-boxing-champion-captain-hari-singh-thapa-died|publisher=Amar Ujala|date=7 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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He died on 7 February 2021 at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite news |title=Captain Hari Singh Thapa passes away|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/nainital-captain-hari-singh-thapa-passes-away-21345645.html|publisher=Jagran|date=7 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian male boxers]]<br />
[[Category:Boxers from Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in boxing]]<br />
[[Category:Boxers at the 1958 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games boxers for India]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:1932 births]]<br />
[[Category:2021 deaths]]</div>Nidanayurveda