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Girisha Nagarajegowda
Girisha Nagarajegowda
Personal information
Full name
Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda
Born
(1988-01-26) 26 January 1988 (age 36)
Sport
Country
India
Sport
Athletics
Event
High jump – F42
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals
2012 Summer Paralympics: High Jump (F42) – Silver
Medal record
Representing India
Men's athletics
Paralympic Games
2012 London
High Jump (F42)
Junior World Championships
2006 Ireland
High jump
Open Championships
2012 Kuwait
High jump
2012 Malaysia
High jump
2019 Dubai IWAS
High jump
Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda (born 26 January 1988), also known as Girish N. Gowda is paralympic high jumper from India. He was born with a disability in the left leg. He represented India in the 2012 Summer Paralympic games held in London in the men's high jump F-42 category and won the silver medal in the finals with a jump of 1.74 meters using scissors technique.[1] He became the first Indian to win a medal at that event.[1] and the 8th Indian to win a medal at the Paralympics.[2]
Nagarajegowda is supported by Sports Academy of India For Differently abled, a Bangalore He is also supported by "Karnataka Sports Association for Physically Handicapped" in Bangalore. He had taken part in the three-week training camp at Basildon Sporting Village sponsored by the Government of India before the games.[2]
^"Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda bags first Paralympic medal for India | Athletics | NDTVSports.com". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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