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Anil Singh (athlete)

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Full name
  
Anil Kumar Singh

Role
  
Athlete

Nationality
  
Indian

Team
  
Indian Railways

Country
  
India

Events
  
Javelin throw

Name
  
Anil Singh


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Born
  
4 March 1985 (age 39) (
1985-03-04
)
Bhiwani, Haryana, India

Sport
  
Track and field athletics

Personal best(s)
  
Outdoor: 80.72 m NR (Bhopal 2008)

Anil Kumar Singh (born 4 March, 1985) is an Indian track and field athlete from Haryana who specializes in javelin throw. He is the first Indian athlete to breach the 80-metre barrier in a competition. Anil Singh holds the current Indian National record of 80.72 metre set at the Asian All Stars athletics championships held in Bhopal on 18 September 2008. He replaced Satbir Singh's decade-old record of 79.68 metres, registered in Kolkata in October 1998.

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Anil Singh (athlete) Wikipedia