Praveen Kumar (para-athlete, born 2003)

For other athletes with the same name, see Praveen Kumar (disambiguation).

Praveen Kumar

Kumar in 2024
Personal information
Born	(2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 22) Govindgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Motilal Nehru College
Sport
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability class	T64
Event	High jump
Coached by	Dr Satyapal Singh
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing   India Paralympic Games 2024 Paris High Jump T64 2020 Tokyo High Jump T64 World Championships 2025 New Delhi High jump T64 Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou High Jump T64

Praveen Kumar (born 15 May 2003) is an Indian para high jumper. ^[1] He won gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. ^[2] He's also an 2022 Asian Para Games gold medalist.

Early life and education

Kumar is from Jat family in 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

P. Kumar won the gold medal in the 2024 Summer Paralympics and silver medal in the men's high jump T64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

In 2023, he won the men's high jump T64 at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China on 23 October 2023. ^[9] He also broke the Games' record of 2.02m ^[10] in the final. ^[11]

See also

• India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
• India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "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.
2. "Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 9 Live Updates: Praveen Kumar wins gold in Men's High Jump - T64 event". The Times of India. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
3. Deep, Sharad (11 July 2023). "Noida lad Praveen Kumar books 2024 Paris Paralympics berth". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
4. Livemint (3 September 2021). "Paralympic silver medallist Praveen Kumar's journey began with a Google search". livemint.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
5. "Tokyo Paralympics: Praveen Kumar wins silver in men's high jump, becomes India's 11th medallist". India Today. 3 September 2021.
6. "Tokyo Paralympics: Debutant Praveen Kumar clinches silver in men's T64 high jump". The Times of India. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
7. "Tokyo Paralympics: India's Praveen Kumar Wins Silver In Men's High Jump T64 Final". NDTV Sports. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
8. "Praveen Kumar clears 2m in men's high jump T64 final;". Sportstar. 6 September 2024.
9. "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.
10. PTI. "Indians win four gold to begin Para Asian Games campaign in style". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
11. Sportstar, Team (23 October 2023). "Asian Para Games 2023: India medals tally on October 23; all winners list". Sportstar. Retrieved 25 October 2023.