Kartar Singh (born 7 October 1953) is an Indian wrestler who won gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978 and 1986. He stood 7th at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg Wrestling. Life Kartar Singh was born in Sur Singh village of the present-day Tarn Taran district in Punjab. He won gold medals in the 1978 Asian Games held in Bangkok and the 1986 Asian Games held in Seoul. He won a silver medal in the 1982 Asian Games held in Delhi. He won a bronze medal in the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton and a silver medal in the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. Later he moved his residence to Jalandhar, where he worked as Superintendent of Police and as Director Sports of Punjab. Presently he is a master world champion in wrestling and retired as an Inspector General of Police in Punjab in the year 2013. Awards and honors In 1982 he received the Arjuna award and in 1987 he received the Padma Shri. Many times he won the Gold Medals in the Veterans World Championships held in Columbia in 1992, Toronto in 1993, Martiony (Switzerland) in 1997 and Bodex (France) in 1998. References External links 1953 births Living people Asian Games gold medalists for India Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports Recipients of the Arjuna Award Sportspeople from Jalandhar Olympic wrestlers of India Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics People from Tarn Taran Sahib Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Wrestlers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Wrestlers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1978 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1982 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1986 Asian Games Indian male sport wrestlers Asian Games silver medalists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games