Tajinderpal Singh Toor Biography: Achievements, Personal Life, Family, Unknown Facts & Social Media

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Biography

Tajinderpal Singh Toor is an Indian Shot putter and was born on 13th November 1994 in Khosa Pando Village, Moga district, Punjab. 

Name	Tajinderpal Singh Toor
Nickname	Teji
Profession	Athlete, Shot-Put
Birthplace	Moga, Punjab, India
Date of Birth	13th November 1994
Age	28 years old (As of 2022)
Nationality	Indian
Religion	Sikh
Fathers Name	S. Karam Singh Toor
Mothers Name	Sheetal Singh
Coach/Mentor	Moninder Singh Dhillon
Category	Shot Put
Marital Status	Unmarried
Wife	Sandeep Dhillon Toor
Height	5 Feet 11 Inch
Weight	90 kgs
Siblings	One sister

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Early Life:

Tajinder Singh Toor is an Indian shot putter and Asian Games gold medalist who was born on 13th November 1994 in Khosa Pando Village, Moga district, Punjab. 

It all started in a small village in Punjab. Tajinder Singh was always interested in sports and wanted to pursue a career in the sports industry. Tajinder Singh was interested in cricket but his father, Karam Singh and his uncle, Guruman Singh who himself was an Indian National champion in the shot put motivated him to choose Shot put as his main sport due to his large physique.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Professional Life:

Tajinderpal Singh Toor won his first national medal at the Open National Athletics Championships. He won a Bronze medal with a throw of 17.78m. After getting the first medal in his national-level competition there was no looking back for Tajinderpal.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor international debut at the World University Games and finished at the 5th position in the final by throwing 19.24m.

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In 2015, Tajinderpal Singh Toor made his international debut at the World University Games and finished at the 5th position in the final with a throw of 19.24m.

In 2016 at the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championship, Tajinderpal won his first national gold medal with the throw of 19.33m. Later on, Tajinderpal Singh won a Silver Medal at the Interstate Athletics Championship.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Commonwealth Games 2022:

In the last edition of the Commonwealth Games 2018, Tajinderpal Singh Toor finished eighth in the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 19.42m.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Family:

Tajinderpal Singh Toor’s father’s name is Late Karam Singh and her mother’s name is Sheetal Singh. Tajinder’s father was a farmer and lived his whole life in Khosa Ponda village. 

Tajinderpal Singh’s uncle, Gurman Singh was a former Indian national Shot put champion and used to train Tajinder in his early days of training.

After winning the gold medal in Asian Games. Tajinderpal Singh was coming back to Punjab as he received the news of his father’s demise he was suffering from 4th stage cancer and was heartbroken even after winning the gold medal for his nation.

On 14th October 2021, Indian Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor got married to Sandeep Dhillon Toor in his hometown. 

 

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Tajinderpal Singh Toor Records and Achievements:

Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar with a throw of 19.77m.

In the 2019 Asian Athletics Championship, Tajinderpal Singh Toor won a gold medal in the shot put event held in Doha.

In 2019, Tajinderpal Singh Toor was awarded the Arjuna Award by former sports minister Kiren Rijiju.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Controversy: NA

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Unknown Facts:

For Tokyo Olympics 2022, Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualified for the event with a throw of 21.49m in Indian Grand Prix-4 which was held in Patiala, and cleared the 21.10m qualification round. This throw also made him surpass his national and Asian game personal records.

On 25 August 2018, Tajinderpal Singh broke the game’s record and national record when Tajinderpal Singh Toor won gold at the Asian Games with a 20.75 m throw.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Social Media:

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tajinder22.22/

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Twitter: https://twitter.com/tajinder_singh3

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TAJINDERSINGH20.40

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajinderpal_Singh_Toor