Who is Gulveer Singh? He is the 28-year-old Indian Army distance runner who won three medals at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya: silver in the 10,000m, silver in the 1500m and bronze in the 5000m. Gulveer Singh also holds India’s records in the 5000m, 10,000m and half marathon.
Two months before Nagoya, he also won India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 10,000m. This page therefore tells his whole story so far: his medals, his personal bests, his 2026 season race by race, and his life in the Army.
Gulveer Singh at a glance
- Born: 1 June 1998, Sirsa village, Aligarh
- Age: 28
- State: Uttar Pradesh
- Events: 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m and road races
- Personal bests: 1500m 3:36.72, 5000m 12:59.77 (short track), 10,000m 27:00.22, half marathon 59:42
- Asian Games 2026: silver in the 10,000m and 1500m, bronze in the 5000m
- Job: Naib Subedar, Indian Army (The Grenadiers)
- Off the track: trains in Colorado Springs, USA, under coach Scott Simmons
Who is Gulveer Singh? The short answer
Gulveer Singh is an Indian long-distance runner from Uttar Pradesh. He was born on 1 June 1998, according to World Athletics, and he races everything from the 1500m to the half marathon.
He is also a two-time Asian champion. At the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, he won both the 5000m and the 10,000m. In 2026 he then added two Commonwealth Games medals and three Asian Games medals.
Asian Games 2026: three races, three medals
Gulveer opened in the 10,000m on Friday 25 September. He stayed with the leaders and took silver in 28:29.38, behind Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew. As a result, he became the first Indian to win two Asian Games medals in the event, after his bronze in Hangzhou.
Three days later, he dropped down to the 1500m. He kicked hard on the last lap and won silver in a personal best of 3:36.72, just 0.37 seconds behind Japan’s Kazuto Iizawa.
| Event | Medal | Gulveer’s time | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000m (25 Sep) | Silver | 28:29.38 | Birhanu Balew, Bahrain, 28:27.51 |
| 1500m (28 Sep) | Silver | 3:36.72 | Kazuto Iizawa, Japan, 3:36.35 |
| 5000m (29 Sep) | Bronze | 13:32.75 | Birhanu Balew, Bahrain, 13:30.79 |
Finally, on 29 September, he completed the set with 5000m bronze in 13:32.75. Balew won again, while Japan’s Tomonori Yamaguchi took silver in 13:31.43.
The hat-trick also put Gulveer in the history books. He became only the second Indian man to win three track medals at one Asian Games, after Lavy Pinto at the first Games in 1951, PTI reported.
Commonwealth Games 2026: India’s first track medal double
In Glasgow on 28 July, Gulveer ran a rain-soaked 10,000m final. He saved energy in the lead group, closed with a 56.4-second last lap and won silver in 27:49.78. Australia’s Ky Robinson won in 27:48.93, so Gulveer missed gold by only 0.85 seconds.
That silver was India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 10,000m. Then, on 1 August, he took 5000m bronze in 13:24.95, The Bridge reported, just 0.04 seconds ahead of fourth place. As a result, he became the first Indian to win two track medals at a single Commonwealth Games.
Download PDF: CWG 2026 complete results
Gulveer Singh’s 2026 season, race by race
His year started on the roads. In March he became the first Indian to run a half marathon under one hour. After that, he lowered his outdoor 5000m record in May and then peaked for Glasgow and Nagoya.
| When | Meet | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 February | Sound Invite, Winston-Salem (USA) | 5000m (short track) | 13:15.84, third |
| 15 March | NYC Half Marathon, New York | Half marathon | 59:42, third, national record |
| 28 March | The Ten, San Juan Capistrano (USA) | 10,000m | 27:24.18, seventh |
| 24 May | LA Track Fest, Los Angeles | 5000m | 13:03.93, second, outdoor national record |
| 30 May | Music City Track Carnival, Cleveland (USA) | Mile | 3:55.63, won, first Indian under four minutes |
| 24 June | Inter-State Championships, Bhubaneswar | 5000m | 13:52.92, national title |
| 28 July | Commonwealth Games, Glasgow | 10,000m | 27:49.78, silver |
| 1 August | Commonwealth Games, Glasgow | 5000m | 13:24.95, bronze |
| 25 September | Asian Games, Nagoya | 10,000m | 28:29.38, silver |
| 28 September | Asian Games, Nagoya | 1500m | 3:36.72, silver |
| 29 September | Asian Games, Nagoya | 5000m | 13:32.75, bronze |
Gulveer Singh personal bests
Gulveer holds Indian records from the 3000m to the half marathon. The marks below are from his World Athletics profile and our race reports.
| Event | Time | Where | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500m | 3:36.72 | Asian Games, Nagoya | 28 September 2026 |
| Mile | 3:55.63 | Music City Track Carnival, Cleveland (USA) | 30 May 2026 |
| 5000m (short track) | 12:59.77 | Boston University Terrier DMR Challenge, Boston | 21 February 2025 |
| 5000m (outdoor) | 13:03.93 | LA Track Fest, Los Angeles | 24 May 2026 |
| 10,000m | 27:00.22 | The Ten, San Juan Capistrano (USA) | 29 March 2025 |
| Half marathon | 59:42 | NYC Half Marathon, New York | 15 March 2026 |
His 12:59.77 made him the first Indian to break 13 minutes in the 5000m, as Outlook reported. Meanwhile, his 27:00.22 missed the 2025 World Championships standard of 27:00.00 by just 0.22 seconds. In addition, his 3:55.63 made him the first Indian to run a sub-four-minute mile.
Who is Gulveer Singh’s coach? From Aligarh to Colorado Springs
Gulveer grew up in Sirsa village near Atrauli, in Aligarh district. His family farms, and it also has a long tradition of serving in the military. In 2018 he joined the Indian Army through the sports quota, and his early postings included Arunachal Pradesh.
His first big medals came in 2023: 5000m bronze at the Asian Championships and 10,000m bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Then, in 2024, he moved his base to high altitude in Colorado Springs to train under coach Scott Simmons. As a result, the records started to fall, beginning with a 10,000m mark that broke Surender Singh’s 16-year-old record.
In 2025 he won the 10,000m in 28:38.63 and the 5000m in a championship record of 13:24.77 at the Asian Championships in Gumi. Those two golds made him a double Asian champion. In 2026 he then took that form onto a bigger stage.
Who is Gulveer Singh beyond the track? Army life and family
Off the track, Gulveer is a Naib Subedar in The Grenadiers regiment. He has said he only began running seriously after joining the Army. Before that, he did not even know about the Commonwealth Games or the Asian Games.
Long spells abroad are also hard on him. He has said he sometimes feels like crying on calls home because he misses his parents. Meanwhile, the support around him has grown: he was upgraded to the TOPS Core Group in March 2026, and the Mission Olympic Cell later approved his training stint in the USA.
Follow Gulveer Singh on Athletics India
His full stats and results are on Gulveer Singh’s athlete profile. In addition, you can follow India’s other distance stars, such as Avinash Sable, and all results on our Indian athletics results page.