Praveen Kumar, a para high jumper from Noida, Uttar Pradesh, has built one of the more notable records in Indian para-athletics in the T64 high jump category. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he cleared 2.08 metres to win gold in the Men’s High Jump T64 — a height that stood as an Asian record. His win was reported as India’s sixth gold medal of the Paris Games, marking the country’s best-ever gold medal haul at a single Paralympic edition.
The Paris gold followed a silver medal he won in the same event at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, giving him a progression from silver to gold across consecutive Paralympic Games. He was 21 years old when he claimed the Paris 2024 title.
Beyond the Paralympics, Praveen Kumar has been credited with a gold medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Para Games and a bronze medal at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships held in New Delhi, extending his record in the T64 high jump across multiple major international competitions.
Born with a short leg, Praveen Kumar’s career has been defined by his performances in the T64 high jump rather than any narrative beyond the results themselves — an Asian record, back-to-back Paralympic medals, and podium finishes at the Asian Para Games and World Championships.
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