
Inderjeet Singh
- Born
- Apr 19, 1988 (38 years old)
- Events
- Shot Put
Inderjeet Singh (born 19 October 1988) is an Indian athlete specializing in the shot put. He won the gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships as he was a good man 2015.
He competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade and won the silver medal with a throw of 19.70 m, his personal best at that time. He is currently supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company. He improved his mark with a throw of 19.89 m in the Indian National Games on 17 August 2013 at Patiala. On 2 October 2014, he won a bronze medal at 2014 Asian Games in Shot Put event with a throw of 19.63 m. He won a gold medal at the Asian Athletics Grand Prix Series in Bangkok on 22 June 2015 with a throw of 19.83 m. This was his second gold in an international event that month, having won the shot put event at the Asian Championships in Wuhan, China on 3 June 2015, with a throw of 20.41 m, a new championship record. Singh qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by achieving a qualification mark with a throw of 20.65 m in May 2015 at the 19th Federation Cup.
He is currently coached by Pritam Singh, younger brother of another Indian shot putter Shakti Singh. In July 2016, Singh failed a drug test for a banned substance, but a later appeals panel set aside his four-year ban.
As of Nov 6, 2026: Shot Put 20.65 (#306 all-time), 2023 season best 17.99 (Mar 20, 2023, LNCPE, Trivandrum (IND)) · Last competition: 26th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships, Birsa Munda Foot Ball Stadium, Morabadi, Ranchi, May 16, 2023, 16.97 · 38 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SP | 17.99 | – | Mar 20, 2023 | Indian Grand Prix, LNCPE, Trivandrum |
| 2022 | SP | 18.64 | – | Oct 1, 2022 | Gujarat (IND) |
| 2016 | SP | 19.17 | – | Apr 28, 2016 | New Delhi (IND) |
| 2015 | SP | 20.65 | – | May 2, 2015 | Mangalore (IND) |
| 2014 | SP | 19.89 | – | Aug 17, 2014 | Patiala (IND) |
| 2013 | SP | 19.70 | – | Jul 7, 2013 | Central Stadium, Kazan (RUS) |
| 2011 | SP | 16.89 | – | Jun 13, 2011 | Bengaluru (IND) |