Praveen Kumar (born 15 May 2003)[1] is an Indian Paralympic athlete from Uttar Pradesh. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris,[2] his second Olympics.
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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Govindgarh,Noida Uttar Pradesh India | 15 May 2003||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Pragyan Public School, Jewar Motilal Nehru College | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | high jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Dr Satyapal Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editKumar is from Govindgarh village, Jewar tehsil, Gautam Budh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh.[3] He studied at Pragyan Public School, Jewar till Class 12. He did his graduation at Motilal Nehru College.[4] He is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a sports NGO.
Career
editKumar won the silver medal in the men's high jump T64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5][6][7]
In 2023, he won the men's high jump T64 at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China on 23 October 2023.[8] He also broke the Games' record of 2.02m[9] in the final.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Athletics: Praveen Kumar". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (14 August 2024). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Deep, Sharad (11 July 2023). "Noida lad Praveen Kumar books 2024 Paris Paralympics berth". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Livemint (3 September 2021). "Paralympic silver medallist Praveen Kumar's journey began with a Google search". livemint.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Praveen Kumar wins silver in men's high jump, becomes India's 11th medallist". India Today.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Debutant Praveen Kumar clinches silver in men's T64 high jump". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: India's Praveen Kumar Wins Silver In Men's High Jump T64 Final". NDTV Sports. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Asian Para Games: Praveen Kumar clinches gold in high jump T64, Unni Renu gets bronze". The Times of India. 23 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ PTI. "Indians win four gold to begin Para Asian Games campaign in style". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (23 October 2023). "Asian Para Games 2023: India medals tally on October 23; all winners list". Sportstar. Retrieved 25 October 2023.