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Vijender Singh

विजेन्द्र सिंह

Boxing Haryana Living

Vijender Singh Beniwal is an Indian professional boxer and politician of Bharatiya Janata Party. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal.

BORN

29 October 1985

HONOUR

Padma Shri in sports

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Key facts

Born
29 October 1985, Kaluwas
State of birth
Kaluwas, Haryana
Sector
Boxing
Profession
Indian boxer
Gender
Male

Biography

Vijender Singh Beniwal is an Indian professional boxer and politician of Bharatiya Janata Party. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal. He also won bronze medals at the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, as well as silver medals at the 2006 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, all in the middleweight division.

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Timeline

  1. 1985Born in Kaluwas
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