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| name = Om Prakash Singh Karhana<br />
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| birth_name = Om Prakash Karhana<br />
| fullname = Om Prakash Singh Karhana<br />
| nickname = OP<br />
| nationality = [[Demographics of India|Indian]]<br />
| residence = India<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|01|11}}<br />
| birth_place = Lakhuwas (near [[Gurugram]], [[Haryana]])<br />
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| weight = {{convert|138|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
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| country = [[Sport in India|India]]<br />
| sport = [[Shot put]]<br />
| event = [[Track and field]]<br />
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'''Om Prakash Singh Karhana''' (born 11 January 1987) is an [[Demographics of India|Indian]] [[shot put]]ter. He trains at the Salwan Throws Academy, where he first began to learn how to shot put, and is supported by [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a [[not-for-profit]] foundation to identify and support Indian athletes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Hijam Raju|title=100% sure I will win Gold in 2012 Olympics: Om Prakash|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-02/interviews/28300094_1_commonwealth-games-asian-grand-prix-olympic-gold-quest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103193908/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-02/interviews/28300094_1_commonwealth-games-asian-grand-prix-olympic-gold-quest|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|access-date=30 October 2010|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dutt|first=Tushar|title=Olympic Gold Quest signs shot-putter Om Prakash Singh|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_olympic-gold-quest-signs-shot-putter-om-prakash-singh_1391229|access-date=30 October 2010|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=3 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Promising shot putter Om Prakash aims Commonwealth Games gold|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/events-tournaments/commonwealth-games/interviews/Promising-shot-putter-Om-Prakash-aims-Commonwealth-Games-gold/articleshow/6247887.cms|access-date=30 October 2010|newspaper=The Times of India|date=2 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Promising shot putter Om Prakash aims CWG gold|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/sports/promising-shot-putter-om-prakash-aims-cwg-gold-41532|access-date=30 October 2010|newspaper=[[NDTV]]|date=14 September 2010}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1026637/om_parkash_singh_karhana.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Om parkash singh Karhana Profile|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date=2016-07-03}}</ref> He was originally a basketball player, but was approached by Lalit Bhanot, secretary of the Athletics Federation of India, to consider switching to the shot put.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Om Prakash Karhana holds the Indian national record in shot put at 20.69 meters which he achieved in May 2012 at [[Szombathely]], [[Hungary]] and he qualified for and competed at the [[2012 London Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/om-prakash-singh-karhana-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120855/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/om-prakash-singh-karhana-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Om Prakash Singh Karhana Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=2016-07-03}}</ref> At the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], he reached the final, finishing in 6th place.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101025135104/http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/ogq/athletes/OPSkarhana.htm Om Prakash Karhana] at [[Olympic Gold Quest]]<br />
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