Praveen Kumar (para-athlete, born 2003)

For other athletes with the same name, see Praveen Kumar (disambiguation).

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.

Praveen Kumar

Kumar in September 2024
Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 21) Govindgarh,Gautam Buddha Nagar district 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
Medal record Men's athletics Paralympic Games 2024 Paris High Jump T64 2020 Tokyo High Jump T64 Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou High Jump T64

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

• India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
• India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics