Pardeep Kumar (discus thrower)
Indian Paralympic athlete
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Pardeep Kumar (born 15 February 1999) is an Indian para discus thrower who competes in F64 category.
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| Born | 15 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F64 | ||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Born in Hisar, Kumar had been serving as a member of a Gorhka regiment in 2019, when on a patrolling duty, he fell victim to a landmine blast in Srinagar, in which he survived and had his left leg amputated. While recovering at a hospital, he was told he could do sports, motivating him. Kumar had visited a prosthetics centre to obtain artificial limbs and came to find out para athletes were training there. He was then introduced to javelin and discus throw.[1][2]
Career
When Kumar began his para-athletic career in 2019, he was originally given the F44 classification.[1]
Kumar competed for his country at the 2022 Asian Para Games, held in 2023, although he did not medal.[3]
In August 2025, Kumar was selected to represent India at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.[4] He won a bronze medal in the discus throw F64 event, with a season best throw of 46.23 meters.[5][6] He thus became the first Army para athlete to win a world medal.[1]