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]
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 1989 Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Super heavyweight ( 91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service |  Indian Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Subedar Major | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Arjuna Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editBorn 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
editHe was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 2018.[9]
References
edit- ^ Kasibhatla, Aishwarya (22 July 2021). "Who is Satish Kumar? Age, Records, Biography, Medals, Earnings, Olympics performance". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Satish Kumar advances into the quarter-finals after beating Jamaica's Ricardo Brown". Wion. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Asian Games 2014: Satish Kumar fails to advance, settles for bronze in 91 kg boxing". Indian Express. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Lovlina, Ashish and Satish earn their Olympics berth". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Satish Kumar Tokyo Olympics 2021 - Satish Kumar Wiki, Family, Career Info & Achievements". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "History-maker Satish Kumar at the nation's service". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "How Satish Kumar blurred the lines between WWE and boxing". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "National Sports Awards 2018". The Hindu. 25 September 2018.
External links
edit- Satish Kumar at AIBA.org (archived)
- Profile at incheon2014.kr
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