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]

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 Para Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai high jump T47

Biography

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. 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
  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. 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.
  4. "NISHAD KUMAR". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. "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)
  6. "Dubai 2019 Results - Event Overview - Men's High Jump T47". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. 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.
  8. "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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