Jora Singh (born 1 January 1979) is an Indian track and field athlete from Haryana who specializes in the decathlon. Jora held the Indian National record of 7502 points set during the Federation Cup held in New Delhi on 2 March 2006 before being broken by Bharatinder Singh in 2011. He broke Kulwinder Singh's previous mark of 7325 points, registered in Chennai in August 2005.
Personal bests CategoryPerformancePlaceDate100 m 11.29 s Amman 27 July 2007Long jump 6.44 m Incheon 3 September 2005Shot put 13.57 m Incheon 3 September 2005High jump 1.83 m Amman 27 July 2007400 m 50.40 s Incheon 3 September 2005110 m hurdles 15.53 s Amman 28 September 2007Discus throw 46.34 m Incheon 4 September 2005Pole vault 4.70 m Amman 28 September 2007Javelin throw 56.01 m Incheon 4 September 20051500 m 4:47.71 Incheon 4 October 2005Decathlon 7502 New Delhi 2 March 2006 Jora Singh, Deputy Commandant (DC), is an officer of Border Security Force. As a coach, he is now training athletes for national and international competitions. His contribution to the nation is priceless.
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