Satpal Singh
Singh receiving Dronacharya Award in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1955 Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 82 & 100 kg freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Guru Hanuman Akhara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Guru Hanuman (Daronacharya awardee) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 5 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Satpal Singh (born 1 February 1955), also known as Guru Satpal, is a wrestling coach and former wrestler of India. He was a gold medalist in 1982 Asian Games and a bronze medalist in 1974 Asian Games. Today he is better known as the coach of Olympic medal winners Sushil Kumar and Ravi Kumar Dahiya.
He was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of India, in 2015.