Master Chief Petty Officer Omkar Singh (, born 8 August 1984) is an Indian sports shooter. He won three gold medals and a silver medal in shooting events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi. He hails from Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh and is currently serving the Indian Navy.
On 5 October 2010, Omkar Singh and Deepak Sharma won a silver medal in the Men's 50 metre pistol pairs at the Commonwealth games. Omkar Singh won his first gold medal in the Men's 50 metre pistol singles on 6 October 2010. The next day, he paired up with Gurpreet Singh to win the gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs).Indian shooters hit the target: Sports : India Today On 8 October 2010, he won a gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol (Single).Shooter Omkar Singh wins 20th CWG gold for India Shooter Omkar Singh wins 20th CWG gold for India. 8 October 2010. The Times of India.
Omkar Singh belongs to the Kotma Colliery in the Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh.Phiroze L. Vincent. Shooting stars. The Hindu, 21 October 2010. His father was a teacher in the South Eastern Coal Fields Limited (SECL) School.
In 2012, he was given the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in sport.
At the 55th World Military Shooting Championships in Norway, Singh won bronze in the 25m Centre Pistol event. In conjunction with the accumulated points from other events he won overall title of Best Male Pistol Shooter.
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Omkar Singh at Olympic Gold Quest