| Name(s) |
VIJENDER SINGH
Beniwal |
| Date of
Birth |
October 29, 1985
(Born in Bhiwani, Haryana, India) |
|
Identity |
Indian Olympian
Medalist Boxer |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 2004: He participated in
the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics.
- 2006: At the 2006 Asian
Games in Doha, he managed to win the bronze medal, which was
the first international medal for him.
- August 20, 2008: He won the
Bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing in the
middleweight boxing category, having lost in the semifinals.
This was India's first-ever Olympic medal in boxing.
- 2009: The International
Boxing Association (AIBA) announced Vijender as the
top-ranked boxer in its annual middleweight category list
with 2800 points.
- 2009: He won a bronze medal
at the World Amateur Boxing Championships.
- 2010: He won the Gold Medal
in 5th Common Wealth Boxing Championship 2010 held in New
Delhi.
- January 2010: He received
the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's
highest sporting honour.
- January 2010: He was
awarded Padma Shri.
- 2012: At the London 2012
Olympic Games, he lost in quarter final.
- March, 2013: He got trapped
in serious controversy involving drug use and trafficking.
But by now the air seems to have cleared him from such
doubts.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- Indian Initially he used to practice boxing at the
Bhiwani Boxing Club, wherefrom his intrinsic talent was
noticed by the coach there.
- He won several medals in different competions at the
local and national levels.
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