Sandeep Chaudhary

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Sandeep Chaudhary
Sandeep Chaudhary Gold Medal.jpg
Chaudhary at the 2019 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 29)
Khetri, Rajasthan, India
Sport
Sport Para-athletics
Disability class F44
Event
 Javelin throw
Coached by Vipin Kasana
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Dubai Javelin throw F64
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 New Delhi Javelin throw F44
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F64
Asian Para Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Javelin throw F44

Sandeep Chaudhary (born 10 April 1996) is an Indian para javelin thrower. He has represented India at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Paralympics. [1]

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Background

Chaudhary is from Khetri, Rajasthan. He is supported by GoSports Foundation [1] [2] under the Para Champions Programme. He is coached by Vipin Kasana.

Career

Chaudhary represented India at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia where he won a gold medal and set a new world record of 60.01  m (196.9  ft ) with his third throw in the F42-44/61-64 category. [3] [4] The previous world record was set in 2008 by Chinese athlete Gao Mingjie. [5]

At World Para Athletics' 2021 Dubai Grand Prix, he won with a gold medal with 61.22 m (200.9 ft). [6] At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal with a world record throw of 66.18 m (217.1 ft). [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "IndusInd Bank-supported para-athletes qualify for Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games". Indian Television Dot Com. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "India's Sandeep Chaudhary gets the distance in Dubai again". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Two years on, stars from Asian Para Games go down memory lane". International Paralympic Committee. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Zee Media Bureau (14 October 2018). "Javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary returns to India after bagging Gold at Asian Para Games 2018". Zee News. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Ninan, Susan (10 October 2018). "Comfortably numb: Sandeep Chaudhary soothes physical pain with Para Games gold". ESPN . Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sandeep Chaudhary Wins Gold, Navdeep, Arvind Secure Quotas For Tokyo Paralympic Games". Outlook India. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Gutierrez, Paloma (8 November 2019). "Dubai 2019: India's Chaudhary claims gold with record throw". World Para Athletics . International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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