Gurcharan Singh
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 India |
| Born |
April 10, 1977 Rurawal Punjab, India |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Event(s) | Light heavyweight |
| Club | Indian Army |
Gurcharan Singh (born April 10, 1977) is an Indian amateur boxer from Rurewal, Punjab.[1]
He competed in the light heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1] Although he lost in the first round at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Singh excelled his boxing performance at the Sydney games by defeating South Korea's Ki Soo-Choi, and South Africa's Danie Venter in the first two rounds. During the quarterfinal match, Singh made an early lead against Ukraine's Andriy Fedchuk; however, he failed to evade a punch in the last round until Fedchuk drew a sudden death point to end the match. As a result, the judges made a decision to break a deadlock and earned a score of 60–42 to the Ukrainian boxer; therefore, Singh did not advance into the semi-final match.[2]
Olympic Games
1996 (as a light heavyweight boxer)
- Lost to Enrique Flores (Puerto Rico) 7–15
2000 (as a light heavyweight boxer)
- Defeated Ki Soo-Choi (South Korea) 11–9
- Defeated Danie Venter (South Africa) – won after the referee stopped the fourth and final round in the boxing match
- Lost to Andriy Fedchuk (Ukraine) 12–12 (lost by a sudden death point)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gurcharan Singh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ "So near and yet…". Sportstar Hindu. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2012.