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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian rower}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Sawarn Singh <br />
| image = <br />
| légende =<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|02|20}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Dalelwala]] Mansa, [[Punjab, India]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| height = 188 cm<br />
| weight = 90 kg<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| sport = [[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]]<br />
| medaltemplates =<br />
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Rowing at the 2014 Asian Games - Men's Single sculls|Men's Single sculls]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Rowing at the 2018 Asian Games|Men's Quadruple sculls]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Rowing Championships]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold|[[2013 Asian Rowing Championships|2013 Lu'an]]|[[Men's Single sculls]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Silver|[[2019 Asian Rowing Championships|2019 Chungju]]|[[Men's Quadruple sculls]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2011 Asian Rowing Championships|2011 Hwacheon]]|[[Men's Single sculls]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2019 Asian Rowing Championships|2019 Chungju]]|[[Men's Double sculls]]}}<br />
| show-medals = yes<br />
}}<br />
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'''Sawarn Singh''' is an [[India]]n [[Rowing (sport)|rower]].<ref>{{FISA|42628}}</ref> He was born on 20 February 1990 at [[Dalelwala]] Mansa in [[Punjab, India]]. He primarily competes in [[single scull]] events. In 2011 he won bronze at the Asian Rowing Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/news/finals-of-the-asian-rowing-champs|title=Finals of the Asian Rowing Champs|website=worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-16}}</ref> He qualified for [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls|Men's single scull]] event and reached the last 16 with a time of 7:00.49 in the first repechage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/sawarn-singh-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115957/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/sawarn-singh-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Sawarn Singh Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-16}}</ref> The 21-year-old Sawarn Singh Virk secured his spot in the London Olympics by winning his event at the FISA Olympic Continental Qualification Regatta for Asia in Chung Ju, Korea. London Olympics was the maiden Olympics appearance for the Jharkhand National Games gold medallist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Rower-Sawarn-Singh-brings-cheer-to-India/articleshow/15254219.cms|title=Rower Sawarn Singh brings cheer to India|date=29 July 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3699824.ece|title=Swarn in singles sculls quarters, lightweight doubles team out|date=29 July 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> He won the 2013 Asian Championships, and won bronze at the [[2014 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/news/china-leads-rowing-17th-asian-games-incheon-2014|title=China leads in rowing at 17th Asian Games, Incheon 2014|website=worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-16}}</ref> He won the gold medal in the [[2018 Asian Games]] in [[Rowing at the 2018 Asian Games|Men's Quadruple sculls]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/asian-games-indian-rowers-claim-gold-2-bronze-medals/articleshow/65525236.cms | title=Asian Games: Indian rowers claim 1 gold, 2 bronze medals | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=24 August 2018 | accessdate=24 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/indian-rowers-claim-gold-2-bronze-medals/articleshow/65524974.cms | title=Indian rowers claim gold, 2 bronze medals | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=24 August 2018 | accessdate=24 August 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Major Events==<br />
{|class="wikitable" width=65%<br />
|-<br />
!Event<br />
!Place<br />
!Class<br />
!Time<br />
!Position<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 World Rowing Championships]]<br />
|[[Slovenia]]<br />
|M1x<br />
|07:04.79<br />
|17<br />
|-<br />
|2011 Asian Rowing Championships<br />
|[[Korea]]<br />
|M1x<br />
|07:11.83<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|[[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls|2012 Summer Olympics]]<br />
|[[London]]<br />
|M1x<br />
|7:29.66<br />
|16<br />
|-<br />
|[[Rowing at the 2013 15th Asian Senior Championship – Men's single sculls|2013 15th Asian Senior Championship]]<br />
|[[China]]<br />
|M1x<br />
|7:31.88<br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Asian Games]]<br />
|[[South Korea]]<br />
|M1x<br />
|07:10.65<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|[[2018 Asian Games]]<br />
|rowspan=2|[[Indonesia]]<br />
|M4x (Men's Quadruple sculls)<br />
|<br />
|1<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! S. No !! Game Year !! City !! Achievements<br />
|-<br />
| 1. || 34th National Game || Jharkhand || Gold<br />
|-<br />
| 2. || World Rowing Championship || Slovenia || 17th Place<br />
|-<br />
| 3. || Asian Olympic Qualification Regatta || South Korea || Gold<br />
|-<br />
| 4. || 30th Olympic Games || London || 16th Place<br />
|-<br />
| 5. || World Rowing Championship || South Korea || 12th Place<br />
|-<br />
| 6. || Paolod' Aloja International Regatta || Italy || 5th Place<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/fa706cc3-98b7-4092-8dc5-cbd60e3a87f8 Sawarn Singh, Profile] BBC Sport<br />
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[[Category:Olympic rowers of India]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1990 births]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:People from Mansa district, India]]<br />
[[Category:Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male rowers]]<br />
[[Category:Rowers at the 2014 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in rowing]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Rowers at the 2018 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]<br />
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