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.