Vijender Singh

Vijender Singh
Singh at the Femina Miss India 2014
Born	Vijender Singh Beniwal (1985-10-29) 29 October 1985 (age 38) Kaluwas, Haryana, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Singh
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2024-present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (2019-2024)
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-middleweight
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach	76 in (193 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	14
Wins	13
Wins by KO	9
Losses	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  India Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Middleweight World Championships 2009 Milan Middleweight Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Welterweight 2014 Glasgow Middleweight 2010 Delhi Middleweight Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Middleweight 2006 Doha Middleweight Asian Championships 2007 Ulaanbaatar Middleweight 2009 Zhuhai Middleweight

Vijender Singh Beniwal (born 29 October 1985) is an Indian professional boxer and politician of Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1] As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal. He also won bronze medals at the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, as well as silver medals at the 2006 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, all in the middleweight division.^[2]

In June 2015, Vijender Singh turned professional and signed a multi-year agreement with Queensberry Promotions through IOS Sports and Entertainment. This ruled him out of 2016 Olympics which would have been his fourth.^[3]

He has also been an active politician and contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the South Delhi constituency.^[4]