Devendra Jhajharia with his gold medal from the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality
Indian
Born
(1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 43)
Sport
Country
India
Sport
Para-Athletics
Event
F46 Javelin
Coached by
Sunil Tanwar
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals
2004
2016 2020
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Representing India
Paralympic Games
2004 Athens
Javelin - F44/46
2016 Rio
Javelin - F46
2020 Tokyo
Javelin - F46
IPC World Championships
2013 Lyon
Javelin - F46
2015 Doha
Javelin - F46
Asian Para Games
2014 Incheon
Javelin - F46
Devendra Jhajharia (born 10 June 1981) is an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower competing in F46 events. He is the first Indian Paralympics player 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 the second gold medalist at the Paralympics for his country.[1] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won a second gold medal in the same event, bettering his previous record.[2] Devendra is currently being supported by the Olympic Gold Quest.[3] He becomes India's most decorated Paralympic player by winning his third medal, a silver at the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo.
^"Paralympics 2016 | Devendra Jhajharia breaks World Record to win Gold at Paralympics". Sportscafe. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^"Paralympics: Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia wins gold by breaking world record". The New Indian Express. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
^"Para Athletics | OGQ". www.olympicgoldquest.in. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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