Sundar Singh Gurjar (born 1 January 1996) an Indian Paralympic athlete from Rajasthan. He competes in javelin throw, shot put and discus throw in F46 category events.[1] He won bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in men's javelin F46 event.[2][3] He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[4]
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1996 Karauli, Rajasthan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin /Discus throw /Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mahavir Prasad Saini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editGurjar is born in Karauli, Rajasthan.
Sport career
editIn 2016 Sundar Singh Gurjar registered the 'A' qualification mark for the 2016 Rio Paralympics with a performance of 59.36m in 8th Fazza IPC Athletics Grand Prix, Dubai.[5] He created a national record with 68.42m during the 16th Para Athletics National Championship in Panchkula.[6] In 9th FAZZA IPC Athletics Grand Prix, Sundar Singh Gurjar won three gold medals in javelin throw, shot put and discus throw under the coaching of Mahaveer Prasad Saini. He won silver medal in javelin throw and bronze medal in discus throw in Asian Para Games 2018. In 2019, he won a gold medal at the 9th World Para Athletics Championships and in doing so, he not only defended his 2017 World Para Athletics Championships title but also became the only second Indian to have clinched two World Championships medals after Devendra Jhajharia.[7]
He set a world record at the 16th Para Athletics National Championship in Panchkula holding three gold medals in three events.
On 30 August 2021, Sundar Singh won bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F46 event at 2020 Summer Paralympics[8] along with Devendra Jhajharia (silver medal at the same event).
Awards
editHe is a recipient of Arjuna Award for para-athletics.
References
edit- ^ "SUNDAR SINGH Gurjar". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Devendra Jhajharia Wins Silver, Bronze For Sundar Singh Gurjar In Men's Javelin (F46)". Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Devendra Jhajharia wins silver, Sundar Singh Gurjar wins bronze in men's javelin throw event". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (14 August 2024). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Duggal, Saurabh (30 March 2016). "On a 'record-breaking' spree, Sunder looks forward to Rio". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ "सुंदर सिंह ने भाला फेंकने में छोडा सबको पीछे, बनाया वर्ल्ड रिकार्ड". Rajasthan Patrika. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "2019 World Para Athletics Championships: Sundar Singh Gurjar wins gold; India seal 3 quotas at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics". The Bridge. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics Live Updates: Sundar Singh Gurjar secure bronze medal at Paralympics 2020". SportsTiger. Retrieved 30 August 2021.