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Tajinderpal Singh Toor
	Toor with the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships
Personal information
Born	13 November 1994 (age 30); Khosa Pando, Moga district, Punjab, India
Sport
Country	India
Event(s)	Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	21.77m (2023) AR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing India
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Asian Indoor Championships

Revision as of 01:02, 7 October 2023

Tajinderpal Singh Toor (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian shot putter who is a two-time Asian champion, an Asian Games gold-medallist, four time national champion, an Olympian and the current Asian record holder in Asian and national record of 21.77m.^[2]

Early life

Toor was born on 13 November 1994 in Khosa Pando village in Moga district, Punjab. Hailing from a family of farmers, he switched from cricket to shot put at the insistence of his father.^[1]

Career

Tajinder joined the Indian Navy, as a Petty Officer (PTI), recruited under a sports quota programme, allowing him to train and internationally compete for men's shot put sport.^[1]^[3]

In June 2017, Toor recorded his personal best outdoor throw of 20.40m at the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala, but fell short of the World Championships qualification standard of 20.50m.^[4] In the following month, he won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar with a throw of 19.77m, missing out on the gold medal by 0.03m.^[5]

Toor finished eighth in the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 19.42m.^[6]

In August 2018, Toor won gold at the 2018 Asian Games with a 20.75m throw, breaking the Games record and the national record.^[7] He won the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha with a throw of 20.22m.^[8]

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 broke the national and Asian records.^[9] Competing with a heavily-bandaged shoulder at the Olympics, Toor registered only one legal throw of 19.99m in qualifying and failed to reach the final round.^[10]

At the 2022 Indian Open Nationals, he was adjudged the best male athlete.^[11]

At the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tajinder won a gold medal and defended the title with a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, with a 20.23m throw.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "TOOR Tajinderpal Toor". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Who is Tajinderpal Singh Toor?". olympics.com. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
↑ "Tajinder Singh Toor, PO (PTI) of the Indian Navy Wins Gold Medal in Shot Put at the 18th Asian Games". indiannavy.nic.in. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
↑ "Fed Cup: Neeraj wins gold with meet record". The Tribune. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
↑ Selvaraj, Jonathan (8 July 2017). "Asian Athletics Championships: Anas wins gold, Dutee bags bronze on day 2". ESPN.in. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
↑ "CWG 2018: Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh's shoes in Gold Coast". The Indian Express. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
↑ "Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Father battling cancer, Tajinderpal wins Asian Games gold in Jakarta". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
↑ "Asian Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor's gold medal is an ode to his consistency, but he's still work in progress". Firstpost. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
↑ "Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with new Asian record". The Times of India. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
↑ Singh, Navneet. "Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Jyothi Yarraji are the best athletes of the National Open Athletics Championships". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

External links

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[ag2018-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "TOOR Tajinderpal Toor". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[taj-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Who is Tajinderpal Singh Toor?". olympics.com. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[3] "Tajinder Singh Toor, PO (PTI) of the Indian Navy Wins Gold Medal in Shot Put at the 18th Asian Games". indiannavy.nic.in. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[4] "Fed Cup: Neeraj wins gold with meet record". The Tribune. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[5] Selvaraj, Jonathan (8 July 2017). "Asian Athletics Championships: Anas wins gold, Dutee bags bronze on day 2". ESPN.in. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[6] "CWG 2018: Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh's shoes in Gold Coast". The Indian Express. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[7] "Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Father battling cancer, Tajinderpal wins Asian Games gold in Jakarta". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[8] "Asian Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor's gold medal is an ode to his consistency, but he's still work in progress". Firstpost. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[9] "Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with new Asian record". The Times of India. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[10] "Tokyo Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[11] Singh, Navneet. "Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Jyothi Yarraji are the best athletes of the National Open Athletics Championships". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

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+{{Medal|Gold|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships|2023 Bangkok]]|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
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-'''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.
+'''Tajinderpal Singh Toor''' (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian [[shot put]]ter who is a two-time Asian champion, an Asian Games gold-medallist, four time national champion, an Olympian and the current Asian record holder in [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asian]] and [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] of 21.77m.<ref name=taj>{{cite news |title=Who is Tajinderpal Singh Toor?|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/who-indian-shot-put-tajinderpal-singh-toor-national-record-tokyo-olympics |accessdate=5 October 2023 |work=olympics.com |date=14 July 2023}}</ref>
 ==Early life==
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 ==Career==
+Tajinder joined the Indian Navy, as a Petty Officer (PTI), recruited under a sports quota programme, allowing him to train and internationally compete for men's shot put sport.<ref name=ag2018/><ref>{{cite news |title=Tajinder Singh Toor, PO (PTI) of the Indian Navy Wins Gold Medal in Shot Put at the 18th Asian Games |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/tajinder-singh-toor-po-pti-indian-navy-wins-gold-medal-shot-put-18th-asian-games |accessdate=4 October 2023 |work=indiannavy.nic.in |date=28 August 2018}}</ref>
 In June 2017, Toor recorded his personal best outdoor throw of 20.40m at the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in [[Patiala]], but fell short of the World Championships qualification standard of 20.50m.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fed Cup: Neeraj wins gold with meet record |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/fed-cup-neeraj-wins-gold-with-meet-record/416899.html |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=The Tribune |date=3 June 2017}}</ref> In the following month, he won the silver medal at the [[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|2017 Asian Athletics Championships]] in Bhubaneswar with a throw of 19.77m, missing out on the gold medal by 0.03m.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Selvaraj |first1=Jonathan |title=Asian Athletics Championships: Anas wins gold, Dutee bags bronze on day 2 |url=http://www.espn.in/athletics/story/_/id/19909250/asian-athletics-championships-mohammed-anas-wins-gold-dutee-chand-bags-bronze-day-2 |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=ESPN.in |date=8 July 2017}}</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]].<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>
+In 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> He won the gold medal at the [[2019 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|2019 Asian Athletics Championships]] in Doha with a throw of 20.22m.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asian Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor's gold medal is an ode to his consistency, but he's still work in progress |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-athletics-championships-tajinderpal-singh-toors-gold-medal-is-an-ode-to-his-consistency-but-hes-still-work-in-progress-6500491.html |access-date=30 July 2022 |work=Firstpost |date=23 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
+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 broke 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>
+At the 2022 Indian Open Nationals, he was adjudged the best male athlete.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Navneet |title=Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Jyothi Yarraji are the best athletes of the National Open Athletics Championships |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/news-tajinderpal-singh-toor-jyothi-yarraji-best-athletes-national-open-athletics-championships |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
-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>
+At the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]], Tajinder won a gold medal and defended the title with a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]], with a 20.23m throw.<ref name=taj />
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