Sundar Singh Gurjar
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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Karauli, Rajasthan | 1 January 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin /Discus throw /Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Mahavir Prasad Saini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sundar Singh Gurjar (born 1 January 1996 in Karauli, Rajasthan) is an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower, shot putter and discus thrower competing in F46 events.[1] He won bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in men's javelin F46 event.[2][3] He set a world record at the 16th Para Athletics National Championship in Panchkula holding three gold medals in three events. He is also recipient of Arjuna Award for Para-athletics.
Sport career
[edit]In 2016 Sundar Singh Gurjar registered the 'A' qualification mark for the 2016 Rio Paralympics with a performance of 59.36m in 8th Fazza IPC Athletics Grand Prix, Dubai.[4] He created a national record with 68.42m during the 16th Para Athletics National Championship in Panchkula.[5] In 9th FAZZA IPC Athletics Grand Prix, Sundar Singh Gurjar won 3 Gold Medals in 3 Events -Javelin Throw, Shot Put and Discus Throw under the coaching of Mahaveer Prasad Saini. He won silver medal in javelin throw and bronze medal in discus throw in Asian Para Games 2018. In 2019, he won a gold medal at the 9th World Para Athletics Championships and in doing so, he not only defended his 2017 World Para Athletics Championships title but also became the only second Indian to have clinched two World Championships medals after Devendra Jhajharia.[6]
On 30 August 2021, Sundar Singh won bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F46 event at 2020 Summer Paralympics[7] along with Devendra Jhajharia (silver medal at the same event).
References
[edit]- ^ "SUNDAR SINGH Gurjar". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Devendra Jhajharia Wins Silver, Bronze For Sundar Singh Gurjar In Men's Javelin (F46)". Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Devendra Jhajharia wins silver, Sundar Singh Gurjar wins bronze in men's javelin throw event". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Duggal, Saurabh (30 March 2016). "On a 'record-breaking' spree, Sunder looks forward to Rio". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ "सुंदर सिंह ने भाला फेंकने में छोडा सबको पीछे, बनाया वर्ल्ड रिकार्ड". Rajasthan Patrika. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "2019 World Para Athletics Championships: Sundar Singh Gurjar wins gold; India seal 3 quotas at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics". The Bridge. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics Live Updates: Sundar Singh Gurjar secure bronze medal at Paralympics 2020". SportsTiger. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for India
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for India
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Indian male discus throwers
- Indian male javelin throwers
- Indian male shot putters
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games