Naveen Kumar (athlete)

Naveen Kumar (born 20 January 1988) is an Indian athlete. He belongs to a Jat family in Haryana. He won the bronze medal at the Asian Games 2014 in 3000M Steeplechase.[1]

Naveen Dagar
Personal information
Native nameNaveen Dagar
NationalityIndian
Born20 January 1988
ResidenceChhapar, Jhajjar, Haryana, India
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase
TeamIndia, Indian Army, Services
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
2014 Incheon3000 m st.
National Games
2015 Kerala3000 m st.

Early life

Naveen Kumar born in Jat family of Chhapar village in Jhajjar district of Haryana. He completed his studies in the village and graduation from All India JAT Heroes Memorial College, Rohtak, Haryana. He was crazy for running from childhood.

Career

He started at young age of 12 years. His inspiration is Surendra Singh and Jaiveer Singh. He started his career at Haryana State Championship and won Gold in 4000M. He also won Gold medals in 1500M & 5000M in the Haryana Olympic Games organized by Haryana State Olympic Association. Naveen Kumar joined Indian Army in 2009 and continued his practice during the training session and thereafter he participated in Indian Army Athletics Championship in 3000M Steeplechase and won Gold medal. Then he represented Indian Army at Services and won silver medal.

2013 National Championships

Naveen won a Silver Medal at 17th Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships, Ludhiana on 25 April 2013 with timings 08:58:38. He again got a Silver medal at 53rd Inter-State Senior National Athletics Championship 2013, Chennai on 6 June 2013 with timings 08:56:00.

2013 Asian Athletics Championships

Naveen Kumar represented India for the first time in 2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase held at Pune, Maharashtra from 3 July to 7 July and remained at 4th place in 3000M Steeplechase.

2014 National Championships

Naveen won gold medal in 3000M Steeplechase at 54th Sr. National Athletics Championship held at Lucknow, UP from 05.06.14 to 08.06.14 and also set a meet record as he finished 08:42.26 sec by breaking the previous meet record of Rama Chandran(08:42.58 sec) set in 2011.[2]

2014 Asian Games

Naveen represented India at the Asian Games 2014, Incheon in 3000M Steeplechase and won bronze medal by performing his best 08:40.39 sec.

2015 National Games of India

Naveen won gold medal in 3000M Steeplechase men at 35th National Games, Kerala. The event was held at University Stadium, Trivandrum on 13.02.15 with finishing time 08:52.54.[3]

gollark: Obviously, the computers just check who's using them.
gollark: But you can get other people's information you didn't have before, yes?
gollark: Imagine the sheer productivity.
gollark: What if you allowed them to have *mechanical DVORAK keyboards*?
gollark: Does Forth have good HTTP capabilities?

References
  1. Naveen Kumar wins bronze at Asian Games http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230656-asian-games-naveen-kumar-wins-bronze-in-3000m-steeplechase
  2. Naveen Kumar wins Gold Medal http://indianathletics.in/?p=2286
  3. Naveen Kumar wins Gold Medal at 35th National Games http://results.kerala2015.com/at/at_main.htm
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.