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{{short description|Indian Paralympic high jumper}}
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| national_team = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|3|1}}<ref name=sharad>{{cite web |title= Sharad Kumar |url= https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/sharad-kumar |publisher= rio2016.com |accessdate= 12 September 2016 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202134/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/sharad-kumar |archivedate= 22 September 2016 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], India<ref name="Sharad">{{cite web |title=Kumar Sharad |url=https://m.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1051696&refreshauto=1 |publisher=Paralympic.org |accessdate=12 September 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608080828/https://m.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1051696&refreshauto=1 |archivedate=8 June 2018 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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| education = Political Science<br> International Relations<ref name="Sharad"/>
| alma_mater =[[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling|St. Paul's School]] <br> [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School]] <br> [[Kirori Mal College]] <br> [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]<ref name="Sharad"/>
| occupation = Athlete /Coach (Sports Authority of India )
| years_active = 2010–present
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| height = 1.81 m<ref name="Sharad"/>
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| sport = High Jump
| disability = Impaired muscle power
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| rank = 1<ref>{{cite web| title=Indian Paralympic trio create history by ranking 1, 2 and 3 in high jump|url=http://m.sportskeeda.com/athletics/indian-paralympic-trio-create-history-ranking-world-number-1-2-3-high-jump |publisher = Sportskeeda.com |accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref> (as of September 2018)
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| highestranking = 1<ref name=fight>{{cite web |title= Para-athlete Sharad Kumar fighting for recognition despite gold at 2014 Asian Games |url= http://www.news18.com/news/india/para-athlete-sharad-kumar-fighting-for-recognition-despite-gold-at-2014-asian-games-724364.html |author= Amit Kumar |publisher= news18.com |date= 6 November 2014 |accessdate= 13 September 2016 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180608080829/https://www.news18.com/news/india/para-athlete-sharad-kumar-fighting-for-recognition-despite-gold-at-2014-asian-games-724364.html |archivedate= 8 June 2018 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
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{{MedalGold| [[2014 Asian Para Games|2014 South Korea]]|F42}}
{{MedalGold| [[2018 Asian Para Games|2018 Indonesia]]|T42/63}}

{{MedalCompetition|[[IPC Athletics World Championships|IPC World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2017 World Para Athletics Championships|2017 London]]|T42}}
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'''Sharad Kumar''' (born 1 March 1992) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] para [[high jump]]er and a former world no. 1. Born in [[Patna]], he made his International debut at the [[2010 Asian Para Games]]. At the [[2014 Asian Para Games]], he won the gold medal in the high jump ([[T42 (classification)|T42]]), breaking a 12-year Asian Games record, and reclaimed the world no. 1 position. Kumar participated in the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] finishing sixth. He won Silver in [[2017 World ParaAthletics Championships]]. He is supported by [[GoSports Foundation]] through the Para Champions Programme.

==Early life==
Sharad Kumar was born on 1 March 1992 in [[Patna]], [[Bihar]].<ref name=sharad/><ref name="Sharad"/> At the age of two, he suffered [[paralysis]] of his left leg after taking spurious polio medicine at a local eradication drive.<ref name="Sharad"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Discriminated and ignored:The sad story of India's paralymians |url=http://m.firstpost.com/sports/discriminated-and-ignored-the-sad-story-of-indias-paralympians-2053495.html |author=Sarakshi Rai |publisher=Firstpost.com |date=23 March 2015 |accessdate=13 September 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917005608/http://m.firstpost.com/sports/discriminated-and-ignored-the-sad-story-of-indias-paralympians-2053495.html |archivedate=17 September 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Sharad studied at [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling|St. Paul's School (Darjeeling)]] where he started high jump in Class 7. He broke school and district records competing against able-bodied athletes.<ref>{{cite news |title= Jumping on a high road |url= http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141109/sports-other-sports/article/jumping-high-road |author= Deepika Das |publisher= Deccan Chronicle |date= 9 November 2014 |accessdate= 13 September 2016 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161011154949/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141109/sports-other-sports/article/jumping-high-road |archivedate= 11 October 2016 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> For further studies, he moved to Delhi, where he studied his Plus Two at Modern School and graduated in Political Science from [[Kirori Mal College]]. Post Graduation in Politics with Specialization in International relations from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]].<ref name="Sharad"/><ref name=sabotage>{{cite news |title= Sharad Kumar alleges 'sabotage' |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/sharad-kumar-alleges-sabotage/article3913127.ece |author= K P Mohan |work= [[The Hindu]] |date= 19 September 2012 |accessdate= 13 September 2016 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180608080830/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/sharad-kumar-alleges-sabotage/article3913127.ece |archivedate= 8 June 2018 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:With Coach Nikitan.jpg|thumb|right|Para High-Jumper Sharad Kumar is training at SAI, Bangalore. National High-Jump Coach Nikitan uffgan has been giving important tips to Sharad, a probable for 2012 London Paralympic games.]]
Sharad made his international debut in 2010 at the [[2010 Asian Para Games|Asian Para Games]] in [[Guangzhou]].<ref name="Sharad"/> In January 2012, he jumped 1.64m, thus qualifying for the [[2012 Paralympics]]. In April 2012, with a jump of 1.75m at the Malaysian Open Para athletics championship, he became world no. 1 at the age of 19. However he missed the London Paralympics after testing positive for a banned drug.<ref name=sabotage/> He made his comeback in the 2014 Para Asian Games, where he won gold by clearing 1.80m, breaking a 12-year Asian Games record and also regaining the world no. 1 spot.<ref name=fight/> He participated in the Rio Paralympics 2016, finishing at sixth position with a best of 1.77m. He started training under Mr. Satyanarayana, National Para Athletics Coach since March 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mariyappam Thangavela wins gold, Varun Bhati wins bronze in mens T42 high jump |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/mariyappan-thangavelu-gold-varun-bhati-bronze-mens-t42-high-jump-paralympics-rio-india-3023510/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=13 September 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913021336/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/mariyappan-thangavelu-gold-varun-bhati-bronze-mens-t42-high-jump-paralympics-rio-india-3023510/ |archivedate=13 September 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He won Silver in [[2017 World ParaAthletics Championships]] with a jump of 1.84m.
He won Gold Medal in 2018 Para Asían Games Jakarta setting a new Game Record and Continental Record by jumping 1.90m.

Training in Ukraine since 2017, under TOPS (target Olympic podium scheme , government of India )

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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics]]
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[[Category:Athletes from Bihar]]
[[Category:St. Paul's School, Darjeeling alumni]]

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