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Vijender Singh Beniwal (born 29 October 1985) is an Indian professional boxer, actor and politician of Bharatiya Janata Party. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal. He also won bronze medals at the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, as well as silver medals at the 2006 and 2014…
Known for
- Dhurandhar: The Revenge — Amarjit Singh Brar2026
- Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan — Mahavir2023
- Fugly — Gaurav2014
- Comedy Nights with Kapil — Self2013
- Tere Mere Beach Mein — Himself2009
- MTV Roadies — Self2003
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Key facts
- Nickname
- Singh
- Nationality
- Indian
- Born
- Vijender Singh Beniwal , ( 1985-10-29 ) 29 October 1985 (age 40) , Kaluwas , Haryana , India
- Height
- 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
- Weight
- Super-middleweight
- Reach
- 76 in (193 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Singh
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Occupation
- boxer
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Participant in
- 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- India
- Mass
- 75
- Image
- The Beijing Olympic bronze medal winner, boxer Vijender Kumar at Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi on August 25, 2008.jpg
- Height
- 182
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- Vijender Singh
- date of birth
- 1985-10-29
- name in native language
- Vijender Singh
- social media followers
- 3856866
- sports discipline competed in
- welterweight
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Encyclopedic overview
Vijender Singh Beniwal (born 29 October 1985) is an Indian professional boxer and politician of Bharatiya Janata Party. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal. He also won bronze medals at the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, as well as silver medals at the 2006 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, all in the middleweight division.
In June 2015, Vijender Singh turned professional and signed a multi-year agreement with Queensberry Promotions through IOS Sports and Entertainment. This ruled him out of 2016 Olympics which would have been his fourth.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vijender Singh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.