Praveen Kumar (para-athlete)

Indian Paralympic High Jumper

Not to be confused with Praveen Kumar (athlete).

Praveen Kumar

Personal information

Nationality| Indian
Born|  (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 21)
Govindgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Education| Pragyan Public School, Jewar
Motilal Nehru College
Sport
Sport| Paralympic athletics
Disability class| T64
Event| high jump
Coached by| Dr Satyapal Singh

Praveen Kumar (born 15 May 2003)[1] is an Indian para-athlete from Uttar Pradesh. He won the gold at the 2024 Paris Paralympics[2] and the silver at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. He's also an Asian Para Games 2022 gold medalist.

## Early life and education

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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

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P. Kumar won the gold medal in the Summer Paralympics Paris 2024 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

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* India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
* India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

## References

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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.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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.
6. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Debutant Praveen Kumar clinches silver in men's T64 high jump". The Times of India. 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.
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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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)

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)

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