Jagdish Singh (skier)
# Jagdish Singh (skier)

Jagdish Singh (born 1 July 1991) is an Indian cross-country skier, who represented India at 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. He competed in men's 15 km freestyle cross-country skiing. He qualified in the Olympics for the first time.

## Career

Singh joined the Indian Army in 2011. He received his training from Indian Army's High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) in Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir. He qualified in the 2018 Winter Olympics by securing just one point above the qualification mark, during an event in Finland. There was a bit controversy during appointment of his coach, however, just before the event, HAWS recommended Nadeem Iqbal, a former winter Olympian, as his coach.

## 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics results

| Year | Age | Venue | Event | Position | Time | Deficit |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 26 | PyeongChang, South Korea | 15 km freestyle | 103rd | 43:00.3 | +9:16.4 |
