Tajinderpal Singh Toor (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian shot putter. He is a two-time Asian Games champion, and a two-time champion at both the Asian Championships and the Asian Indoor Championships.
Early and personal life Toor was born on 13 November 1994 in Khosa Pando village in Moga district, Punjab, India. Hailing from a family of farmers, he switched from cricket to shot put at the insistence of his father. After completing his Bachelor of Physical Education at the Malwa College of Physical Education in Bathinda, he joined the Indian Navy in 2015 under the sports quota and served as a Chief petty officer. In 2024, he was appointed as a Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in the Punjab Police.
Career Toor made his international debut at the 2015 Universiade in Gwangju, where he finished fifth with a throw of 19.24 m.
At the 2017 Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar, he won the silver medal with a throw of 19.77 m, missing out on the gold medal by 3 cm. Later at the 2017 Asian Indoor Games in Ashgabat, he won the silver medal with a 19.26 m throw.
He won the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Indoor Championships in Tehran with a throw of 19.18 m. He placed eighth at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast with a 19.42 m throw. At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, he won the gold medal with a best effort of 20.75 m, setting a new Games record.
He won the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Championships in Doha with a 20.22 m throw. At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, he finished 18th among 35 athletes with a 20.43 m throw in the qualification round and did not advance to the final. At the 2019 Military World Games in Wuhan, he placed sixth with a 20.36 m throw. Later at the 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu, he won the gold medal with a best effort of 20.03 m, setting a new Games record.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he recorded a best throw of 19.99 m with his first attempt in the qualification round before fouling his next two attempts. He finished 24th among 31 athletes and failed to advance to the final. Competing with a heavily bandaged shoulder, he later revealed that he had been dealing with an injury, for which he underwent successful surgery after the Games.
At the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, he fouled all three of his attempts in the qualification round and finished with no valid mark. Four days before his event at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, he suffered a groin injury, forcing him to withdraw from the competition. The injury also ruled him out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
He won the gold medal at the 2023 Asian Indoor Championships in Astana with a throw of 19.49 m. At the 2023 National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar, he won the gold medal with a throw of 21.77 m, setting a new national and Asian record. He won the gold medal at the 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, with a best effort of 20.23 m. Later that year, at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, he successfully defended his title with a throw of 20.36 m.
He won the gold medal at the 2024 Asian Indoor Championships in Tehran with a best effort of 19.72 m. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, he recorded 18.05 m in his first attempt before fouling his next two attempts, finishing 29th among 31 athletes, and failed to advance to the final.
At the 2026 Asian Indoor Championships in Tianjin, he won the silver medal with a indoor national record effort of 20.05 m, missing out on the gold medal by just 2 cm. He placed fifth at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with a 20.27 m throw. He won the silver medal with a 20.64 m throw at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya.
International competitions + Representing Year Competition Host Position Result2015UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea5th19.24 m2017Asian ChampionshipsBhubaneswar, India2nd19.77 mAsian Indoor GamesAshgabat, Turkmenistan 19.26 m2018Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iran2nd19.18 mCommonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia8th19.42 mAsian GamesJakarta, Indonesia1st20.75 m2019Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar1st20.22 mWorld Championships18th (Q)20.43 mMilitary World GamesWuhan, China 6th20.36 mSouth Asian GamesKathmandu, Nepal1st20.03 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan24th (Q)19.99 m2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia–World ChampionshipsEugene, U.S.2023Asian Indoor ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan1st19.49 mAsian ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailand20.23 mAsian GamesHangzhou, China20.36 m2024Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iran1st19.72 mOlympic GamesParis, France29th (Q)18.05 m2026Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTianjin, China2nd20.05 mCommonwealth GamesGlasgow, Scotland5th20.27 mAsian GamesNagoya, Japan2nd20.64 m
Awards
Arjuna Award, 2019
References
External links
Tajinderpal Singh Toor at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)