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Full name | Ajmer Singh Chopra |
Nationality | 🇮🇳 Indian |
Born | 1953, Rukanpur, Karnal (Haryana) |
Height | 6 ft 5-in |
Ajmer Singh Chopra [1] (born 1953) is an Indian basketball player who was awarded the country's highest sporting honor, the Arjuna Award, in 1982. He represented the country in the Asian Basketball Championships[ citation needed] and in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. [2]
According to The Hindu, Singh was "a rough and tough player and his sole aim was to score as many baskets as possible. A dedicated man, he was remarkable for his appetite for baskets. As a result, he emerged as one of the top 10 shooters in the 1980 Moscow Olympics." [3] [4]
Singh moved to Kota, which had a tradition in basketball. He played for the Rajasthan[ clarification needed] team and later moved to the Indian Railways team. The high point of his career was the Moscow Olympics where his performance was rated highly.[ citation needed] His average per game at the 1980 Olympics was 21 points, with the next best scorer from the Indian team, Radhey Shyam, averaging 14 points. Singh scored nearly a third of India's points in the competition. [5] [6] [1]
Ajmer has played a total of 22 national championships for Haryana, Rajasthan, and Railways, and finished with 8 gold medals. In 1982, he was conferred the Arjuna Award. [7]
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Ajmer Singh Chopra |
Nationality | 🇮🇳 Indian |
Born | 1953, Rukanpur, Karnal (Haryana) |
Height | 6 ft 5-in |
Ajmer Singh Chopra [1] (born 1953) is an Indian basketball player who was awarded the country's highest sporting honor, the Arjuna Award, in 1982. He represented the country in the Asian Basketball Championships[ citation needed] and in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. [2]
According to The Hindu, Singh was "a rough and tough player and his sole aim was to score as many baskets as possible. A dedicated man, he was remarkable for his appetite for baskets. As a result, he emerged as one of the top 10 shooters in the 1980 Moscow Olympics." [3] [4]
Singh moved to Kota, which had a tradition in basketball. He played for the Rajasthan[ clarification needed] team and later moved to the Indian Railways team. The high point of his career was the Moscow Olympics where his performance was rated highly.[ citation needed] His average per game at the 1980 Olympics was 21 points, with the next best scorer from the Indian team, Radhey Shyam, averaging 14 points. Singh scored nearly a third of India's points in the competition. [5] [6] [1]
Ajmer has played a total of 22 national championships for Haryana, Rajasthan, and Railways, and finished with 8 gold medals. In 1982, he was conferred the Arjuna Award. [7]
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