| Name(s) |
DEVENDRA JHAJHARIA |
| Date of
Birth |
June 10, 1981 |
|
Identity |
Indian Paralympic
Javelin Thrower |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1989: In doing so, Jhajharia
broke the previous world record set by himself in the
event.
- 1995: He started competing
in para-athletics while in school in 1995.
- 2002: He debuted on the
international stage in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South
Korea.
- 2004: The first Indian
Paralympian to win two gold medals at the Paralympics, he
won his first gold in the javelin throw at the 2004 Summer
Paralympics in Athens, becoming only the second gold
medalist at the Paralympics for his country. His 2004 Athens
gold was only the second time an Indian had won the gold
medal in the Paralympics.
- 2005: He was honoured with
Arjuna Award. This was followed by the
Rajasthan government presenting him with the Maharana
Pratap Puraskar Award in the same year.
- 2006: He received the
Padma Shri from then President Pratibha
Patil in 2012.
- September 14, 2016: At the
2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won a second
gold medal in the same event. In doing so, Jhajharia broke
the previous world record set by himself in the event.
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