Nishad Kumar

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] In the 2022 Asian Para Games, he won a gold medal in the men's high jump T47[3] at Hangzhou, China.

Nishad Kumar
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999
Amb, Himachal Pradesh
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT47
Event(s)high jump
Medal record
Men's Para-athletics
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoHigh jump T47
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai High jump T47
Silver medal – second place2023 ParisHigh jump T47

Personal life

Nishad is from Baduan village of Amb[3] sub-division in Una District, Himachal Pradesh. His father was a farmer. His mother, a state-level volleyball player and a discus thrower, was his inspiration. At the age of six,[4] his right hand was severed accidentally by a grass-cutting machine in his family farm.[5][3] He did his college in DAV College, Sector 10 in Chandigarh. He later pursued his higher education at the Himachal Pradesh University. He is studying for a PE at Lovely Professional University.[6][7]

In early 2021, he tested positive for COVID-19.[8]

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.[9] He won the gold medal in T46 category at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix which was held in Dubai.[8]

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.[8][10] He incredibly shared the silver medal with Dallas Wise of USA who also cleared the same distance of 2.06m.[5][11]

References
  1. "Nishad Kumar". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. PTI. "Indians win four gold to begin Para Asian Games campaign in style". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. Sharda, Deepankar (6 September 2021). "Yet to receive a job offer from HP govt: Nishad Kumar". https://www.tribuneindia.com/. Retrieved 25 October 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  5. 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.
  6. "NISHAD KUMAR". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. Desk, Web (29 August 2021). "Nishad Kumar wins silver in men's high jump T47, second medal for India in Paralympics". english.madhyamam.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  8. "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)
  9. "Dubai 2019 Results - Event Overview - Men's High Jump T47". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  10. 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.
  11. "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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