Gurmeet Singh

Gurmeet Singh (born 1 July 1985) is an Indian former athlete who specialized in the 20 km race walk event. Singh has represented India in the 20 km race walk event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He currently serves as a coach at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru.

Early and personal life Singh was born in a small village in the Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand. He considers his cousin Surjit Singh, who was a discus thrower, his inspiration for choosing athletics.

Singh is married to Deepmala Devi, also a 20 km race walker.

His career turned around in late 2010, when he started training at Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru centre under the coach Ramakrishnan Gandhi.

In March 2012, he walked a time of 1:21:31 at the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan. He was one of the three Indian athletes who qualified for the 2012 London Olympics in 20 km race walk event with an 'A' qualification standard (1:22:30). He achieved this berth in the 18th Dublin International Grand Prix in Ireland after finishing sixth with a time of 1:22:05.

In March 2016, he clinched a gold medal in the Asian Race Walking Championships finishing in 1:20:29. He also participated in the 20 km race walk event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.