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Indian Paralympic High Jumper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Praveen Kumar (born 15 May 2003)[1] is an Indian Paralympic athlete from Uttar Pradesh. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris,[2] his second Olympics.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Born | Govindgarh,Noida Uttar Pradesh India | 15 May 2003
Education | Pragyan Public School, Jewar Motilal Nehru College |
Sport | |
Sport | Paralympic athletics |
Disability class | T64 |
Event | high jump |
Coached by | Dr Satyapal Singh |
Medal record |
Kumar is from 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.
Kumar won the silver medal in the men's high jump T64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5][6][7]
In 2023, he won the men's high jump T64 at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China on 23 October 2023.[8] He also broke the Games' record of 2.02m[9] in the final.[10]
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