Hari Shankar Roy

Hari Shankar Roy
Personal information
Full nameHari Shankar Roy
NationalityIndian
Born (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 38)
Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India
Sport
Country India
SportTrack and field
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)outdoor: 2.25 m
(2004)
Updated on 19 September 2009

Hari Shankar Roy (born 4 April 1986) is an Indian track and field athlete from West Bengal who specialises in the high jump. He held the previous national record of 2.25 metres (7 ft 4.58 in) set on 28 September 2004 in Singapore during the Asian All-Stars Athletic Championship. Which was broken by Tejaswin Shankar on 10 November 2016 in Coimbatore at the National Jr athletics championships, as a 17 year old.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hari Shankar shatters national mark". The Hindu. 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 20 December 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2009.