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Athletics · Haryana

Om Prakash Singh

Om Prakash Singh Karhana (born 11 January 1987) is an Indian shot putter. He trains at the Salwan Throws Academy, where he first began to learn how to shot put, and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a not-for-profit foundation to identify and support Indian athletes. He was originally a basketball player, but was approached by Lalit Bhanot, secretary of the Athletics Federation of India, to consider switching to the shot put.

Profile details

Born
11 Jan 1987
Birthplace
Haryana
State listed
Haryana
Country
India
Sport
Athletics
Discipline
Athletics
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

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Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

3 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·2012 Summer Olympics
  • ·2010 Asian Games
  • ·2010 Commonwealth Games

Career Timeline

  1. 2010Competed at 2010 Asian Games
  2. 2010Competed at 2010 Commonwealth Games
  3. 2012Competed at 2012 Summer Olympics

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About

Om Prakash Singh Karhana (born 11 January 1987) is an Indian shot putter. He trains at the Salwan Throws Academy, where he first began to learn how to shot put, and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a not-for-profit foundation to identify and support Indian athletes. He was originally a basketball player, but was approached by Lalit Bhanot, secretary of the Athletics Federation of India, to consider switching to the shot put.

Biography adapted from Om Prakash Karhana on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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