Satish Kumar (boxer)

Subedar Major Satish Kumar [1] (born 4 May 1989) is an Indian amateur boxer and a junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Indian Army.[2] He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the super heavyweight category[3] and silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics in the super heavyweight category.[4][5][6]

Satish Kumar Yadav
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) (2014)
WeightSuper heavyweight (+91 kg)
Military career
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Rank Subedar Major
AwardsArjuna Award
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonSuper heavyweight
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 BangkokSuper heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place2019 BangkokSuper heavyweight
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastSuper heavyweight

Early life

Born to a farmer in Bulandshahr who had four sons, Satish Kumar wanted to join the army like his elder brother did. He did so in 2008 as a Sepoy and moved to Ranikhet, where he was spotted for his height during a boxing camp and was urged to give the sport a try.[7][8]

Awards

He was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 2018.[9]

References
  1. Kasibhatla, Aishwarya (22 July 2021). "Who is Satish Kumar? Age, Records, Biography, Medals, Earnings, Olympics performance". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. "Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Satish Kumar advances into the quarter-finals after beating Jamaica's Ricardo Brown". Wion. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. "Asian Games 2014: Satish Kumar fails to advance, settles for bronze in 91 kg boxing". Indian Express. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. "Lovlina, Ashish and Satish earn their Olympics berth". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. "Tokyo Olympics : 'आर्मी मैन' बॉक्सर सतीश यादव के परिवार को भी उम्मीद, टोक्यो में जीतेंगे गोल्ड". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. "Satish Kumar Tokyo Olympics 2021 - Satish Kumar Wiki, Family, Career Info & Achievements". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  7. "History-maker Satish Kumar at the ntion's service". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. "How Satish Kumar blurred the lines between WWE and boxing". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  9. "National Sports Awards 2018". The Hindu. 25 September 2018.


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