Tajinderpal Singh Toor

Tajinderpal Singh Toor
Toor at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Born (1994-11-13) 13 November 1994
Khosa Pando, Punjab, India
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Military career
Branch
 Indian Navy
Service years
2016–2024
Rank
Chief petty officer
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Shot put
Police career
DepartmentPunjab Police
Service years2024–present
RankDSP
Achievements and titles
Personal best21.77 m (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaShot put
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouShot put
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 DohaShot put
Gold medal – first place2023 BangkokShot put
Silver medal – second place2017 BhubaneshwarShot put
Asian Indoor Games
Silver medal – second place2017 AshgabatShot put
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 AstanaShot put
Gold medal – first place2024 TehranShot put
Silver medal – second place2018 TehranShot put
Silver medal – second place2026 TianjinShot put
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 KathmanduShot put

Tajinderpal Singh Toor (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian shot putter. He is a two-time Asian Games champion, and a two-time champion at both the Asian Championships and the Asian Indoor Championships.

Early and personal life

Toor was born on 13 November 1994 in Khosa Pando village in Moga district, Punjab.[2] Hailing from a family of farmers, he switched from cricket to shot put at the insistence of his father.[3]

Toor joined the Indian Navy, as a Petty Officer (PTI), recruited under a sports quota.[4] He was appointed as a DSP in Punjab Police in 2024.[5][6]

Career

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.[7] 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.[8]

Toor finished eighth in the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 19.42m.[9]

In August 2018, Toor won gold at the 2018 Asian Games with a 20.75m throw, breaking the Games record and the national record.[10] He won the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha with a throw of 20.22m.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13]

At the 2022 Indian Open Nationals, he was adjudged the best male athlete.[14]

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]

International competitions

Representing  India
YearCompetitionHostPositionResult
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 5th 19.24 m
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 2nd 19.77 m
Asian Indoor Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 19.26 m
2018 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 2nd 19.18 m
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 8th 19.42 m
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 20.75 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 20.22 m
World Championships 18th (Q) 20.43 m
Military World Games Wuhan, China 6th 20.36 m
South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal 1st 20.03 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 24th (Q) 19.99 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia – NM
World Championships Eugene, U.S.
2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 1st 19.49 m
Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 20.23 m
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 20.36 m
2024 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 1st 19.72 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 29th (Q) 18.05 m
2026 Asian Indoor Championships Tianjin, China 2nd 20.05 m
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 5th 20.27 m

References

  1. ↑ "Tajinderpal Singh Toor". 2018 Asian Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Venkat, Rahul (11 February 2025). "Who is Tajinderpal Singh Toor?". Olympics.
  3. ↑ "TOOR Tajinderpal Toor". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Rambani, Vishal (5 February 2024). "11 players from Punjab given PCS, PPS jobs". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Olympian Tajinderpal Singh Toor breaks 23-year shot put record at police athletics meet". The Tribune. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Fed Cup: Neeraj wins gold with meet record". The Tribune. 3 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Selvaraj, Jonathan (8 July 2017). "Asian Athletics Championships: Anas wins gold, Dutee bags bronze on day 2". ESPN.in. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "CWG 2018: Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh's shoes in Gold Coast". The Indian Express. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Father battling cancer, Tajinderpal wins Asian Games gold in Jakarta". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with new Asian record". The Times of India. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  14. ↑ Singh, Navneet (19 October 2022). "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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