Gurpartap Singh
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | Single sculls, Double sculls, Quadruple sculls, Men's eight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Indian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gurpartap Singh is an Indian rower. He was part of India's men's eight team that won the silver medal at the 2025 Asian Rowing Championships in Hai Phong, Vietnam.[1][2][3] He also won gold in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2024 Senior National Rowing Championships[4][5] and bronze in the men's single sculls at the 2025 National Games.[6][7]
Early life and education
[edit]Singh is from Khojala village in Gurdaspur district, Punjab. He attended Shri Guru Ram Dass Modern School and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lovely Professional University.[7]
Military career
[edit]Singh joined the Indian Army in 2017 and later took up rowing. He trained at the Army Rowing Node in Pune and has represented Army teams in national competitions.[7][8]
Career
[edit]Singh won a gold medal in the open men's pair event at the 4th National Indoor Rowing Championships in Patna in 2019.[9] He later won the bronze medal in the men's double sculls at the 39th Senior National Rowing Championships in 2022.[10]
At the 6th National Indoor Rowing Championships in Pune in 2023, Singh won a gold medal in the open men's pair alongside Karamjit Singh and a silver medal in the open mixed fours.[11] The following year, he won a silver medal in the men's double sculls with Ravi while representing the Army at the 25th Open Sprint National Rowing Championships.[12] He was also part of the Army crew that won the men's quadruple sculls at the 41st Senior National Rowing Championships in Pune.[13][14]
In 2025, Singh won the bronze medal in the men's single sculls at the 2025 National Games in Uttarakhand.[15][16] Later he won silver medal in the men's quadruple sculls as part of the Army crew at the 42nd Senior National Rowing Championships in Bhopal.[17]
He represented India at the 2025 Asian Rowing Championships in Hai Phong, Vietnam, where the men's eight crew won the silver medal.[18][1][3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Indian rowers strike it rich in Asian meet". The Times of India. 2025-10-19. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Mirza, Firoz (2025-10-18). "Indian rowers clinch 2 gold, 2 silver at Asian C'ships". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- 1 2 "Asian Rowing Championships 2025: India medal winners list". Olympics.com. 2025-10-19. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Services pip Army in rowing nationals". ThePrint. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "41st Senior National Rowing Championship". India Rowing. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "38th National Games Uttarakhand, Tehri 2025 – Final Results" (PDF). India Rowing. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- 1 2 3 Singh, Purna (2026-07-11). "From a Punjab Village to India's Rowing Elite: Gurpartap Singh's Journey Powered by Grit and the Army". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ Choudhary, JR (3 July 2026). "What Gurpartap Singh's rise from a Punjab village says about Indian rowing". Sangri Today. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "4th Indoor National Rowing Championship – Results" (PDF). India Rowing. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "39th Senior & 23rd Open Sprints National Rowing Championship – Results" (PDF). India Rowing. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "6th Indoor National Rowing Championship, Pune, 10–14 August 2023" (PDF). Rowing Federation of India. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "41st Senior & 25th Open Sprint National Rowing Championship" (PDF). Rowing Federation of India. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ IANS (2024-02-01). "Senior National Rowing: MP eves show dominance; Services pip Army for top spot in men section". IANS News. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Rowing Nationals: Services eke out Army in the men's category". The Bridge. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Olympian rower Balraj Panwar shines with men's single scull gold in National Games". ThePrint. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "38th National Games Uttarakhand, Tehri 2025 – Final Results" (PDF). India Rowing. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "42nd Senior National Rowing Championship – Final Results" (PDF). India Rowing. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ Mirza, Firoz (2025-10-18). "Indian rowers clinch 2 gold, 2 silver at Asian C'ships". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2026-08-14.