Nishad Kumar
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 3 October 1999 Amb, Himachal Pradesh |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | T47 |
| Event | high jump |
Medal record | |
Nishad Kumar (born 3 October 1999) is an Indian paralympian and high jumper.[1] He made his maiden Paralympic Games appearance in 2020 Tokyo representing India and went onto claim silver medal in the men's high jump T47 category with a new Asian record of 2.06m.[2]
Personal life
Nishad is from Una, Himachal Pradesh. In an accident at the age of eight, he lost his right hand.[3]
He pursued his higher education at the Himachal Pradesh University.[citation needed] He is studying for a PE at Lovely Professional University.[4]
In early 2021, he tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
Career
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.[6] He won the gold medal in T46 category at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix which was held in Dubai.[5]
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 T47 category high jump event along with an Asian Record.[5][7] He incredibly shared the silver medal with Dallas Wise of USA who also cleared the same distance of 2.06m.[3][8]
References
- ^ "Nishad Kumar". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Day 5: Nishad Kumar wins silver in high jump; Bhavinaben Patel wins table tennis silver, Vinod Kumar wins bronze in discus throw". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- "Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar bags high jump silver to add 2nd medal in India's tally". India Today. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- "Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in T47 high jump event, creates Asian Record". Hindustan Times. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021. - ^ 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.
- ^ "NISHAD KUMAR". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Dubai 2019 Results - Event Overview - Men's High Jump T47". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Indian male high jumpers
- Paralympic athletes for India
- Paralympic silver medalists for India
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- People from Himachal Pradesh
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award