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 serving as an Inspector General of Police in Punjab.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for India | ||
| Men's Freestyle Wrestling | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Bronze | 1978 Edmonton, Alberta | 90 kg |
| Silver | 1982 Brisbane | 90 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
| Gold | 1978 Bangkok | 90 kg |
| Silver | 1982 Delhi | 90 kg |
| Gold | 1986 Seoul | 100 kg |
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