Omkar Singh

Athlete

1984 –

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Who is Omkar Singh?

Omkar Singh is an Indian sports shooter. He won three gold medals and a silver medal in shooting events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi. He hails from Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh and is currently serving the Indian Navy.

On 5 October 2010, Omkar Singh and Deepak Sharma won a silver medal in the Men's 50 metre pistol pairs at the Commonwealth games. Omkar Singh won his first gold medal in the Men's 50 metre pistol singles on 6 October 2010. The next day, he paired up with Gurpreet Singh to win the gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol. On 8 October 2010, he won a gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol.

Omkar Singh belongs to the Kotma Colliery in the Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh. His father was a teacher in the South Eastern Coal Fields Limited School.

In 2012, he was given the Arjuna Award.

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Born
Aug 8, 1984
Anuppur district
Nationality
  • India
Profession
Lived in
  • Anuppur district

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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