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| birth_place = Khosa Pando, [[Moga district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<ref name=ag2018>{{cite web |title=TOOR Tajinderpal Toor|url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/TOOR-Tajinderpal-Singh-3000812/ |publisher=Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang |accessdate=23 August 2018|url-status=unfit<!-- https certificate completely different domain as of 2021-02-04-->|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824002306/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/TOOR-Tajinderpal-Singh-3000812/|archivedate=2018-08-24}}</ref> | | birth_place = Khosa Pando, [[Moga district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<ref name=ag2018>{{cite web |title=TOOR Tajinderpal Toor|url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/TOOR-Tajinderpal-Singh-3000812/ |publisher=Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang |accessdate=23 August 2018|url-status=unfit<!-- https certificate completely different domain as of 2021-02-04-->|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824002306/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/TOOR-Tajinderpal-Singh-3000812/|archivedate=2018-08-24}}</ref> | ||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| pb = 21.49m (2021) '''[[Indian records in athletics|NR | | pb = 21.49m (2021) '''[[Indian records in athletics|NR]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, improves own national record with 21.49m throw|work = Times Now|date=21 June 2021|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/article/tajinderpal-singh-toor-qualifies-for-tokyo-olympics-improves-own-national-record-with-21-49m-throw/773891 |accessdate= 22 June 2021 }}</ref> | ||
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Shot put]]}} | | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Shot put]]}} | ||
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'''Tajinderpal Singh Toor''' (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian [[shot put]]ter | '''Tajinderpal Singh Toor''' (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian [[shot put]]ter who holds the outdoor [[List of Indian records in athletics|Asia and national record]] of 21.49m. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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Toor finished eighth in the final of the [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put|2018 Commonwealth Games]] with a throw of 19.42m.<ref>{{cite news |title=CWG 2018: Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh’s shoes in Gold Coast |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-muhammed-anas-gold-coast-400m-final-5130847/ |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 April 2018}}</ref> | Toor finished eighth in the final of the [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put|2018 Commonwealth Games]] with a throw of 19.42m.<ref>{{cite news |title=CWG 2018: Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh’s shoes in Gold Coast |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-muhammed-anas-gold-coast-400m-final-5130847/ |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 April 2018}}</ref> | ||
On 25 August 2018, Toor won gold at the [[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's shot put|2018 Asian Games]] with a 20.75m throw, breaking the [[List of Asian Games records in athletics#Men's records|Games record]] and the [[List of Indian records in athletics#Men|national record]]. | On 25 August 2018, Toor won gold at the [[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's shot put|2018 Asian Games]] with a 20.75m throw, breaking the [[List of Asian Games records in athletics#Men's records|Games record]] and the [[List of Indian records in athletics#Men|national record]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Father battling cancer, Tajinderpal wins Asian Games gold in Jakarta |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/father-battling-cancer-tajinderpal-wins-asian-games-gold-in-jakarta/articleshow/65544787.cms |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> | ||
Toor qualified for the | Toor qualified for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] by registering a throw of 21.49m at the Indian Grand Prix IV in June 2021, clearing the 21.10m entry standard. This throw also rewrote the national and [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asian record]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with new Asian record |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/shot-putter-tajinderpal-singh-toor-qualifies-for-tokyo-olympics-with-new-asian-record/articleshow/83736608.cms |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=22 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Competing with a heavily-bandaged shoulder [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put|at the Olympics]], Toor registered only one legal throw of 19.99m in qualifying and failed to reach the final round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-tajinderpal-singh-toor-fails-to-qualify-for-final/cid/1825083 |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] | [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] | ||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]] | [[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]] | ||
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] | |||
[[Category:Olympic athletes of India]] | |||