Paramjeet Samota

Paramjeet Samota (born 5 July 1988) is an Indian amateur boxer best known for winning a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal in 2010 at Super Heavyweight.

Paramjeet Samota
XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Men’s) Boxing Heavy Weight 91Kg Event Samota Paramjeet of India won the Gold Medal, at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, in New Delhi on October on October 13, 2010.
Statistics
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
NationalityIndian
Born (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988
Danaud village,[1] Bhiwani district
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 GuangzhouSuper heavyweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 DelhiSuper heavyweight
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 ZhuhaiSuper-heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2011 IncheonHeavyweight

Early life

Samota grew up in Dinod , a village near Bhiwani.[1]

Career

Samota won a gold medal in the Super heavyweight category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, defeating Tariq Abdul Haqq of Trinidad & Tobago 5-1.[2][3] In the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships held in New Delhi from 10–18 March 2010, he, along with five other fellow Indians, won a gold medal, defeating New Zealand's Joseph Parker 7-3.[4][5] He won a bronze medal in the Men's Super heavyweight category at the 2010 Asian Games, as he lost in the semifinals to eventual winner Zhang Zhilei.[6]

References
  1. Sharma, Nitin (12 October 2010). "Family search for tickets as Paramjeet makes final". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. Unnikrishnan, G. (13 October 2010). "Pugilists sign off on a high". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. "Commonwealth Games 2010". BBC Sport. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2016. Paramjeet Samota added a third gold medal for India in the super-heavyweight category, comfortably defeating Tariq Abdul Haqq of Trinidad and Tobago 5-1.
  4. "Indians make clean sweep to bag overall title". Deccan Herald. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2016. Earlier, the day started perfectly for the Indians when Samota eked out a hard-fought 7-3 triumph over New Zealand's Joseph Parker
  5. "India claim overall title in Commonwealth Boxing Championship". The Times of India. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  6. "Vikas, Dinesh in finals; Suranjoy, Samota get bronze in Asiad". The Times of India. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.


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