->Roller26: Adding local short description: "Indian athlete", overriding Wikidata description "Indian athletics competitor" (Shortdesc helper)

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Adding local short description: "Indian athlete", overriding Wikidata description "Indian athletics competitor" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{short description|Indian athlete}}
'''Shakti Singh''' (born 14 May 1962) is an [[India]]n [[discus throw]]er and [[shot put]]ter.

His personal best shot put is 20.60 metres, achieved in July 2000 in [[Bangalore]]. His personal best discus throw is 61.72 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Bangalore.<ref>{{iaaf name|id=7115}}</ref>

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{IND}}
|-
|1989
|[[1989 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[New Delhi]], [[India]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Discus throw
|55.60 m
|-
|1991
|[[1991 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|Discus throw
|53.26 m
|-
|1993
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
|27th (q)
|Discus throw
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|48.78 m]]
|-
|1995
|[[1995 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Djakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Shot put
|18.07 m
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta, United States]]
|30th (q)
|Discus throw
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|56.58 m]]
|-
|1997
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|36th (q)
|Discus throw
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|56.28 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|[[1998 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Japan]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Shot put
|18.40 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's shot put|18.81 m]]
|-
|1999
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|25th (q)
|Shot put
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|18.58 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2000
|[[2000 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Djakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Shot put
|[[2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|19.77 m]] (CR)
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|32nd (q)
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put|18.40 m]]
|-
|2002
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Busan]], [[South Korea]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's shot put|18.27 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|[[2003 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Manila]], [[Philippines]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|Shot put
|[[2003 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|19.04 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Afro-Asian Games]]
|[[Hyderabad, India]]
|bgcolor=gold |1st
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games – Results#Shot put|19.05 m]]
|-
|2005
|[[2005 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]
|7th
|Shot put
|[[2005 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|17.88 m]]
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male discus throwers]]
[[Category:Indian male shot putters]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of India]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]

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