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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
Govindgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materMotilal Nehru College
Sport
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT64
Event
High jump
Coached byDr Satyapal Singh
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris High Jump T64
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo High Jump T64
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2025 New Delhi High jump T64
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 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 is also a 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

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.
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