| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rakesh kumar Yadav |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 1 July 1993 |
| Height | 155 |
| Weight | 55 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | Hammer throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | 7 |
| Personal best(s) | outdoor: 70.16 m (17 July 2003, Indian record) |
| Updated on 19 September 2009 | |
Rakesh Kumar Yadav (born 01 july 1993) is an Indian track and field athlete from Uttar Pradesh who specializes in Hammer throw. Kumar set the Indian National record of 70.16m [1] in the discipline on 17 July 2003 during the Second National Athletic Circuit Meet in Bangalore. He erased the 70.13 metre mark of Ishtiaq Ahamed set there in the year 2000. [2]
