 Devendra Jhajharia with his gold medal from the 2016 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | F46 Javelin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sunil Tanwar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2004 2016 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Devendra Jhajharia (born 10 June 1981) is an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower competing in F46 events. He is the first Indian Paralympics player to win two gold medals at the Paralympics. He won his first gold in the javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, becoming the second gold medalist at the Paralympics for his country.[1] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won a second gold medal in the same event, bettering his previous record.[2] Devendra is currently being supported by the Olympic Gold Quest.[3] He becomes India's most decorated Paralympic player by winning his third medal, a silver at the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo. In 2024, he was elected president of the Paralympic Committee of India.[4]
- ^ "Paralympics 2016 | Devendra Jhajharia breaks World Record to win Gold at Paralympics". Sportscafe. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Paralympics: Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia wins gold by breaking world record". The New Indian Express. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Para Athletics | OGQ". www.olympicgoldquest.in. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Double Paralympics gold winner Devendra Jhajharia elected unopposed as PCI president". Sportstar. THG publishing. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.