Navdeep Singh (born 11 November 2000) is an Indian para-athlete and javelin thrower.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[2] He has also been a bronze medalist at the World Championships.[3]
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| Born | 11 November 2000 Panipat,Haryana,India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vipin Kasana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2024 Paris  2020 Tokyo 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editNavdeep Singh hails from Panipat, Haryana, India.[4] His father was a farmer in the village and also ran a milk dairy in the city.
He did his graduation from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University.
Career
editIn 2017, Singh won the gold medal for India in the men's javelin F41 event at Asian Youth Para Games, Dubai.[5] He proceeded to win the gold medal at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2021 in Dubai.[6][7]
Singh finished fourth in javelin throw F41 at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[8] He is also a Income tax inspector.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Javelin thrower Navdeep finishes fourth in F41 event". sportstar.thehindu.com. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (7 September 2024). "Paris 2024 Paralympics: Navdeep's silver medal upgraded after gold medallist Sadegh Beit Sayah of Iran gets disqualified". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Who is Navdeep? India's 1st Paralympic medallist in F41 category". India Today. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Navdeep Singh: Once ridiculed for height, income tax inspector wins India's seventh gold at Paralympics 2024". Firstpost. 8 September 2024. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024.
- ^ "World Para Athletics: Navdeep, Arvind win 2 quotas, India win 4 gold". IMDb. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Navdeep, Arvind win gold to secure quotas for Tokyo Paralympic Games". The Indian Express. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "World Para Athletics: Navdeep, Arvind win 2 quotas, India win 4 gold". MorungExpress. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Once taunted for his height, javelin thrower Navdeep Singh wins India's seventh gold". The Indian Express. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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