Anush Agarwalla

Anush Agarwalla
Agarwalla in 2018
Personal information
Nationality India
Born (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25)
Kolkata, India
Sport
SportEquestrian
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team dressage
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Individual dressage

Anush Agarwalla (born 23 November 1999 in Kolkata, India) is an Indian equestrian. He competed at the 2022 World Equestrian Games and was the first Indian dressage rider, alongside Shruti Vora, competing at the Dressage World Championships.[1] He won a gold medal in the team event and a bronze medal in the individual event in Equesterian Dressage at the 2022 Asian Games.[2][3][4] Astride Etro, Agarwalla scored 73.030 for his bronze, which is India's first medal in the dressage event at the Asian Games.[5]

He competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics, finishing 52nd in the Grand Prix.[6] He was the first Indian that took part in the dressage event of the Olympics.[7]

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  2. ^ "Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India win first equestrian gold medal in 41 years". The Times of India. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ Sahni, Jaspreet (26 September 2023). "Historic Asian Games feat: Every medal is inspirational, so is this equestrian gold, but the sport calls for more accessibility — Asian Games 2023 News". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Anush Agarwalla wins historic bronze in Dressage Individual | Latest Videos - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Etro, Spring/Summer 1997". Etro, Spring/Summer 1997. 2020. doi:10.5040/9781350943971.
  6. ^ "'Grateful' equestrian Anush Agarwalla trots closer to Olympic dream". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ "On his own since age 17, Anush Agarwalla now making it count". The Times of India. 21 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 February 2024.