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{{short description|Indian para high jumper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Rampal Chahar
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| nickname = Ram Pal
| nationality = Indian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|7|10}}
| birth_place = [[Haryana]], India
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| country = {{IND}}
| sport = Para Athletics
| disability = [[Amputation]]
| disability_class = [[T47 (classification)|T47]]
| event = High Jump
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{{MedalSport | [[Track and Field]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Para Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Asian Para Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Para Games|High jump T45/46/47]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 Asian Para Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Para Games|High jump T47]]}}
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'''Rampal Chahar''' (born 10 July 1989) is an [[Paralympic athlete|Indian Paralympic athlete]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ram Pal - Athletics {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile |url=https://www.paralympic.org/ram-pal |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> from Haryana, who competes in the men’s high jump. He represented India at the [[2016 Rio Paralympics]] and [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo paralympics]] where he stood 6th and 5th respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-09 |title=This Indian Paralympian Isn't Complaining About Rio - He Just Misses The Masala In His Dal |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-olympics/this-indian-paralympian-isn-t-complaining-about-rio-he-just-really-misses-the-masala-in-his-dal-261430.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Indiatimes |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Phatak |first=Saivee |date=2021-08-29 |title=India's Nishad Kumar wins Silver in High Jump after Exceptional Performance; Ram Pal Delivers Personal Best at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics » FirstSportz |url=https://firstsportz.com/india-nishad-kumar-wins-silver-tokyo-paralympics/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=FirstSportz |language=en-US}}</ref> He qualified to represent [[India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]] at [[Paris]], his third Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-08-14 |title=India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/olympics/paris-paralympics-2024/news/paris-2024-india-paralympics-contingent-full-list-of-84-indian-athletes-qualified-sports-ministry-paralympic-games-news/article68512627.ece |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Rampal Chahar was born in Jajjhar, [[Haryana]]. When he was 4 years old, his arm got caught in an agricultural chopper and it resulted in partial amputation of the right arm. He currently holds the gold medal in high jump in 2016 IPC Grand Prix that took place in [[Tunisia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-03 |title=Meet The 19 Paralympians Who Are Going To Make India Proud In Rio And Will Need Your Wishes |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-olympics/meet-the-19-paralympians-who-are-going-to-make-india-proud-in-rio-and-will-need-your-wishes-260942.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=IndiaTimes |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tokyo Paralympics: खीर के शौकीन झज्‍जर के रामपाल देश को मेडल दिलाने के लिए लगाएंगे ऊंची छलांग |url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/hisar-tokyo-paralympics-rampal-of-jhajjar-fond-of-kheer-will-take-a-high-jump-to-get-a-medal-for-india-21962784.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

== Career ==
Chahar is a national record holder in T47 para high jump event. He won gold at IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Tunisia 2016 and has won 5 national-level gold medals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-03 |title=Meet The 19 Paralympians Who Are Going To Make India Proud In Rio And Will Need Your Wishes |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-olympics/meet-the-19-paralympians-who-are-going-to-make-india-proud-in-rio-and-will-need-your-wishes-260942.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=IndiaTimes |language=en-IN}}</ref>

Chahar finished 6th in his event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |title=Paralympics: Rampal Chahar finishes sixth in men’s high jump T47 despite personal best |url=https://scroll.in/field/816740/paralympics-rampal-chahar-finishes-sixth-in-mens-high-jump-t-47-despite-personal-best |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> Rampal Chahar finished 6th in his event at 2017 London World Para Championships. Rampal Chahar clinched silver medal in High Jump T47 Category at Asian Para Games at Jakarta, Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goswami |first=Stuty |title=Know more about your Indian Paralympians |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/know-your-more-indian-paralympians |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Asian Para Games 2018: India Win 11 Medals With 3 Gold On Day 3 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/asian-para-games-2018-india-win-11-medals-with-3-gold-on-day-3/318068/amp}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Athletes from Haryana]]
[[Category:Indian men high jumpers]]
[[Category:Paralympic athletes for India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games]]
[[Category:Asian Para Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Asian Para Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Para Games]]

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