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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 2003 Govindgarh,Noida Uttar Pradesh India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Pragyan Public School, Jewar Motilal Nehru College | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | high jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Dr Satyapal Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Praveen Kumar (born 15 May 2003)[1] is an Indian Paralympic athlete.
Career[edit]
He won the silver medal in the men's high jump T64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][3][4] He studied at Pragyan Public School Jewar , till Class 12th. He is a graduation student at Motilal Nehru College.[5]
He won the men's high jump T64 at the 2022 Asian Para Games on 23 October 2023.[6] He also broke the Games' record of 2.02m[7] in the final.[8] He is currently being supported by OGQ.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Praveen Kumar wins silver in men's high jump, becomes India's 11th medallist". India Today.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Debutant Praveen Kumar clinches silver in men's T64 high jump". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: India's Praveen Kumar Wins Silver In Men's High Jump T64 Final". NDTV Sports. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Livemint (3 September 2021). "Paralympic silver medallist Praveen Kumar's journey began with a Google search". livemint.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ PTI. "Indians win four gold to begin Para Asian Games campaign in style". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ 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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