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{{short description|Indian discus thrower}}
{{Other people|Anil Kumar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}

'''Anil Kumar''' (born 20 June 1975) is a male [[discus throw]]er from [[India]]. His personal best throw is 64.37 metres, achieved in July 2007 in [[Szombathely]].

In 2007 Kumar was found guilty of [[norandrosterone]] doping. The sample was delivered in an in-competition test at the [[2005 Asian Championships in Athletics|2005 Asian Championships]] in [[Incheon]]. He received an IAAF suspension from September 2005 to September 2007, meaning that his suspension was already over when announced. Additionally he was disqualified from the competition where he originally had won a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doping Rule Violation |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=1073741824/newsId=41648.html |work=IAAF.org |date=2007-09-14 |accessdate=2007-10-26 }}</ref>

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{IND}}
|-
|1998
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Games] - GBR Athletics</ref>
|-
|2000
|[[2000 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Djakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asc.htm Asian Championships] - GBR Athletics</ref>
|-
|2002
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Busan, South Korea]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|59.81 m
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|[[2003 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Manila]], [[Philippines]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Afro-Asian Games]]
|[[Hyderabad, India]]
|bgcolor=gold |1st
|
|-
|2004
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|—
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|NM]]
|-
|2005
|[[2005 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]
|bgcolor="lightgreen" | DSQ
|see above
|}

==See also==
*[[Doping cases in athletics]]

==References==
*{{iaaf name|id=176850}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Footer Asian Champions men's discus throw}}

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[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male discus throwers]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Doping cases in athletics]]
[[Category:Indian sportspeople in doping cases]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]

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