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| Full name | Karan Singh Gurjar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1999 Alwar, Rajasthan, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 60 (February 2023)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 54 (September 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Karan Singh Gurjar (born 2 April 1999) is an Indian sabre fencer.[4] He has won a gold and a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Championships.[5] Gurjar is also a double gold medalist at the South Asian Games.[6]
At the junior level, he was won multiple medals at Commonwealth Championships and the Asian Championships.[7]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Gurjar started his career in 2010 when an athletics coach from the Army Institute of Pune introduced him to fencing.[8] He joined the Indian Navy through the sports quota in 2019.[9]
Achievements[edit | edit source]
TBA
Performance record[edit | edit source]
2024–25: World Cup: 16th
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "France is home away from home for Indian Fencer Karan Singh". ANI News. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ↑ "Fencing: Karan Singh upsets World No. 7 at Men's Sabre World Cup". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ↑ "On the rise: Gurjar dreams of fencing glory". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Souvik (2024-04-27). "Indian fencer Karan Singh Gurjar upsets second seed in Olympic Qualifiers to enter final, one step away from Paris Berth". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ↑ PTI (2022-07-16). "Fencing World Championships: India's Karan Singh beats 14th seed in first round, to face World No. 4 next". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ↑ Katoch, Bikash Chand (2023-07-11). "Top 5 Indian fencers to watch out for at Asian Games 2022". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ↑ "Fencing is India's next lunge at Olympic medal". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ↑ "Promising Indian fencer Karan Singh Gurjar eyes history with Paris Olympics qualification". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ↑ Raj, Pritish (2023-10-31). "Fencer Karan Singh shrugs off Asian Games snub to focus on Olympics". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 2024-10-07.