Rohit Kumar (rower)

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Rohit kumar
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1995-07-23) 23 July 1995 (age 28)
Fatehpur, Haryana, India
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78
Sport
Country India
Sport Rowing
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Lightweight double sculls

Rohit Kumar is an Indian professional rower. [1] He won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight double sculls along with his partner Bhagwan Singh in the Asian Games 2018. [2] He is also serving in the Indian Army

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Early life

Rohit Kumar was born on 23 July 1996 in Fatehpur village of Ambala district, Haryana. His father is a farmer. He served in the Indian Army before starting a career in rowing. [3]

Career

He joined the army in 2012 and began rowing the same year at an army training camp in Roorkee. He won a bronze in the Asian Games 2018, in Jakarta.

Rohit Kumar won bronze at the Asian Games in 2018 paired with Bhagwan Singh. [4]

These two scullers were selected after finishing first at the National Qualifying Regatta in Pune. He competes in men's lightweight double sculls paired with Bhagwan Singh. [5]

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References

  1. "World Rowing - Rohit KUMAR". World Rowing. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. "Asian Games 2018: Indian rowers Rohit Kumar, Bhagwan Singh win two bronze medals". Financialexpress. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. "Not just a team, but brothers in arms, say Indian rowers trained in Pune". Hindustan Times. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. "Asian Games 2018: Rowers Rohit Kumar, Bhagwan Singh get bronze in Double Sculls". India Today. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. Maheshwari, Aditya; News, India TV (24 August 2018). "Asian Games 2018: Rowers Dushyant, Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh win Bronze". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.{{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)