 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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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.[1][2]
He was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of India, in 2015.
- ^ Chakravertty, Shreya (26 August 2008). "Life in Satpal's akhada: Early mornings and lots of ghee". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Amsan, Andrew (5 August 2021). "How Chhatrasal stadium and coach Satpal shaped Ravi Dahiya". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 August 2021.