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Indian fencer (born 1999)
Karan Singh Gurjar
Full nameKaran Singh Gurjar
Born (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 25)
Alwar, Rajasthan, India
ResidenceOrléans, France
Sport
Country India
Training location
WeaponSabre
HandRight-handed
Head coach
Highest ranking60 (February 2023)
Current ranking83 (October 2024)
FIE ranking83
Medal record
Men's sabre fencing
Representing  India
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Canberra Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Canberra Individual
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu Team
Commonwealth Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cape Town Individual
Silver medal – second place 2015 Cape Town Individual
Silver medal – second place 2018 Newcastle Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Newcastle Individual
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Dammam–Manama Individual
FIE profile

Karan Singh Gurjar (born 3 April 1999) is an Indian sabre fencer. He has won a gold and a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Championships. Gurjar is also a double gold medalist at the South Asian Games.

At the junior level, he was won multiple medals at Commonwealth Championships and the Asian Championships.

Early life

Gurjar started his career in 2010 when an athletics coach from the Army Institute of Pune introduced him to fencing. He joined the Indian Navy through the sports quota in 2019.

Achievements

TBA

See also

References

  1. "On the rise: Gurjar dreams of fencing glory". Hindustan Times.
  2. "France is home away from home for Indian Fencer Karan Singh". ANI News. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  3. "Fencing: Karan Singh upsets World No. 7 at Men's Sabre World Cup". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. Mukherjee, Souvik (2024-04-27). "Indian fencer Karan Singh Gurjar upsets second seed in Olympic Qualifiers to enter final, one step away from Paris Berth". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  5. PTI (2022-07-16). "Fencing World Championships: India's Karan Singh beats 14th seed in first round, to face World No. 4 next". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  6. Katoch, Bikash Chand (2023-07-11). "Top 5 Indian fencers to watch out for at Asian Games 2022". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  7. "Fencing is India's next lunge at Olympic medal". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  8. "Promising Indian fencer Karan Singh Gurjar eyes history with Paris Olympics qualification". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  9. Raj, Pritish (2023-10-31). "Fencer Karan Singh shrugs off Asian Games snub to focus on Olympics". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 2024-10-07.

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