Nishad Kumar

Indian Paralympic athlete (born 1999)

Nishad Kumar

Kumar in September 2024

Personal information
Nationality| Indian
Born|  (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 25)
Amb, Himachal Pradesh, India
Sport
Sport| Paralympic athletics
Disability class| T47
Event| High jump

Medal record

Men's Para-athletics
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
| 2020 Tokyo | High jump T47
| 2024 Paris | High jump T47
World Championships
| 2023 Paris | High jump T47
| 2024 Kobe | High jump T47
|  2019 Dubai | High jump T47
Asian Para Games
| 2022 Hangzhou | High jump T47

Nishad Kumar (born 3 October 1999) is an Indian paralympian. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the high jump T47 category.[1] He won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo and retained his silver at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[2]

## Early life and education

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Nishad is from Baduan village of Amb[3] sub-division in Una District, Himachal Pradesh. His father was a farmer. His mother, a state-level volleyball player and a discus thrower, was his inspiration. At the age of six,[4] his right hand was severed accidentally by a grass-cutting machine in his family farm.[5][3] He did his college in DAV College, Sector 10 in Chandigarh. He later pursued his higher education at the Himachal Pradesh University.[citation needed] He is studying for a PE at Lovely Professional University.[6][7] In early 2021, he tested positive for COVID-19.[8] He is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a sports NGO.

## Career

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He took up the sport of para-athletics in 2009. In November 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's T47 category at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships and, as a result, he qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[9] He won the gold medal in T46 category at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix which was held in Dubai.[8]

He also became the second Indian to win a medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics after Bhavina Patel when he clinched a silver in the men's high jump T47 category along with an Asian Record.[8][10] He shared the silver medal with Dallas Wise of USA who also cleared the same distance of 2.06m.[5][11]

In the 2022 Asian Para Games, he won a gold medal in the men's high jump T47[3] at Hangzhou, China.

## References

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1. ^ "Nishad Kumar". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
2. ^ "Paralympics 2024 highlights: Nishad Kumar retains Silver medal in Men's High Jump-T47". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
3. ^ a b c PTI. "Indians win four gold to begin Para Asian Games campaign in style". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
4. ^ Sharda, Deepankar (6 September 2021). "Yet to receive a job offer from HP govt: Nishad Kumar". www.tribuneindia.com/. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
5. ^ a b Nitin Sharma (29 August 2021). "Lost right hand in fodder-cutting machine, Nishad Kumar wins silver at Paralympics". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
6. ^ "NISHAD KUMAR". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
7. ^ Web Desk (29 August 2021). "Nishad Kumar wins silver in men's high jump T47, second medal for India in Paralympics". english.madhyamam.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
8. ^ a b c "Paralympics 2020 - Nishad Kumar wins silver in men's high jump". The Hindu. PTI. 29 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
9. ^ "Dubai 2019 Results - Event Overview - Men's High Jump T47". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
10. ^ Naveen Peter (29 August 2021). "Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar soars to silver in high jump, Vinod Kumar wins bronze in discus". Olympics. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
11. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Nishad Kumar wins silver in high jump". ESPN. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
\- "Athletics - Men's High Jump - T47 Schedule - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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Paralympic medalists for India

* 1968
* 1972
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Gold medalists|

* : Murlikant Petkar (1972 Heidelberg)
* : Devendra Jhajharia (2 titles, 2004 Athens, 2016 Rio de Janeiro)
* : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2016 Rio de Janeiro)
* : Avani Lekhara (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris)
* : Sumit Antil (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris)
* : Manish Narwal (2020 Tokyo)
* : Pramod Bhagat (2020 Tokyo)
* : Krishna Nagar (2020 Tokyo)
* : Kumar Nitesh (2024 Paris)
* : Harvinder Singh (2024 Paris)
* : Dharambir Nain (2024 Paris)
* : Praveen Kumar (2024 Paris)
* : Navdeep Singh (2024 Paris)

Silver medalists|

* : Bhimrao Kesarkar (1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York)
* : Joginder Singh Bedi (1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York)
* : Girisha Nagarajegowda (2012 London)
* : Deepa Malik (2016 Rio de Janeiro)
* : Bhavina Patel (2020 Tokyo)
* : Nishad Kumar (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris)
* : Yogesh Kathuniya (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris)
* : Devendra Jhajharia (2020 Tokyo)
* : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2020 Tokyo)
* : Praveen Kumar (2020 Tokyo)
* : Singhraj Adhana (2020 Tokyo)
* : Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris)
* : Manish Narwal (2024 Paris)
* : Thulasimathi Murugesan (2024 Paris)
* : Sharad Kumar (2024 Paris)
* : Ajeet Singh Yadav (2024 Paris)
* : Sachin Sarjerao Khilari (2024 Paris)
* : Pranav Soorma (2024 Paris)

Bronze medalists|

* : Joginder Singh Bedi (2 titles, 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York)
* : Rajinder Singh Rahelu (2004 Athens)
* : Varun Singh Bhati (2016 Rio de Janeiro)
* : Sundar Singh Gurjar (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris)
* : Singhraj Adhana (2020 Tokyo)
* : Sharad Kumar (2020 Tokyo)
* : Avani Lekhara (2020 Tokyo)
* : Harvinder Singh (2020 Tokyo)
* : Manoj Sarkar (2020 Tokyo)
* : Mona Agarwal (2024 Paris)
* : Preethi Pal (2 titles, 2024 Paris)
* : Rubina Francis (2024 Paris)
* : Manisha Ramadass (2024 Paris)
* : Sheetal Devi (2024 Paris)
* : Rakesh Kumar (2024 Paris)
* : Nithya Sre Sivan (2024 Paris)
* : Deepthi Jeevanji (2024 Paris)
* : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2024 Paris)
* : Kapil Parmar (2024 Paris)
* : Hokato Hotozhe Sema (2024 Paris)
* : Simran Sharma (2024 Paris)

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