Manish Singh Rawat (born 5 May 1991)[3] is a male Indian racewalker. He competes in the 20 km and the 50 km events and is employed by the Uttarakhand State Police. He has been part of the Indian racewalking squad for the past 3 years.
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| Born | 5 May 1991 Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | racewalking | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed in the 50 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[4] Manish Singh also completed his 20 km race in 1 hour 20 minutes and 50 seconds at the IAAF Race Walking challenge in April 2015.
He is a landless agriculture labourer from Uttarakhand who has also worked as a waiter for a living.[5]
He is currently being supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme.[1]
Career
editBorn in a family of modest means, Manish walked 7 km each way to school.[5] He secured his berth for the Rio Olympics after making the qualification mark, clocking 1:22:50, at the IAAF Racewalking Challenge, finishing 9th.[6]
At the Rio Olympics, Manish finished a commendable 13th in the 20 km race walking category ahead of higher ranked opponents.[7]
Achievements
editNew Delhi Indian Race Walking championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Total | Result |
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| 2018 | New Delhi | 20 km | 01:21:32 | Silver |
Gold Coast Commonwealth Games [2]
| Year | Venue | Event | Total | Result |
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| 2018 | Gold Coast | 20 km | 01:22:22 | 6th Place |
Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games [2]
| Year | Venue | Event | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | 20 km | 01:21:21 | 13th Place |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Race walker Rawat eyes success at Rio Olympics - Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2 March 2016). Retrieved on 2017-01-01.
- ^ a b c d "Manish Singh RAWAT | Profile | World Athletics".
- ^ Manish Singh. olympic.org
- ^ "Men's 50 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ a b Beyond the medal race: The inspiring Manish Singh Rawat story that we almost missed. Sports Keeda (2016-08-16). Retrieved on 2017-02-12.
- ^ 20 Kilometres Race Walk Result | 24º Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética. iaaf.org (18 April 2015). Retrieved on 2017-01-01.
- ^ Rio 2016 20km walk men - Olympic Athletics Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016.com. Retrieved on 1 January 2017.
External links
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