Praveen Kumar Sobti

Praveen Kumar Sobti

Kumar at the 1974 Asian Games
Personal information
Birth name	Praveen Kumar Sobti
Born	(1947-12-06)6 December 1947 Sarhali, East Punjab, India
Died	7 February 2022(2022-02-07) (aged 74) New Delhi, India
Height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight	270 lb (122 kg)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw, Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	DT – 56.74 m (1973) HT – 65.76 m (1969)[1]
Medal record Representing  India Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Discus throw 1966 Bangkok Hammer throw 1970 Bangkok Discus throw 1974 Tehran Discus throw Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Hammer throw

Praveen Kumar Sobti (6 December 1947 – 7 February 2022)^[2] was an Indian hammer and discus thrower, film actor, politician, and soldier with Border Security Force. As a 20 year old he joined then newly raised Border Security Force from where he attracted the attention of his officers through his fine athletic skills and went to represent India at various athletic events in "Discus throw". As an athlete he won four medals at the Asian Games, including two gold medals, won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games and competed in two Olympics. As an actor, he starred in more than 50 Hindi films and played the famous character of "Bheem" in B.R. Chopra's television series Mahabharat that started in 1988. As a politician he contested the 2013 Delhi Legislative elections on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket, but lost. Subsequently, in 2014, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.