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{{Short description|Indian para athlete}}
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'''Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna''' (born 1980)<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-08-28 |title=Hubballi’s para shooter Sriharsha Devaraddi eyes Paris Paralympics glory |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/hubballis-para-shooter-sriharsha-devaraddi-eyes-paris-paralympics-glory/articleshow/112870362.cms |access-date=2025-08-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> is an Indian para shooter from [[Karnataka]]. He competes in men's R4 10m air rifle standing SH2, mixed 10m air rifle std SH2, R5 and mixed 10m prn SH2. He qualified to represent [[India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]] at [[Paris]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Para Shooting World Cup: Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna wins gold, seals Paris 2024 quota |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/para-shooting-world-cup-sriharsha-devaraddi-ramakrishna-wins-gold-seals-paris-2024-quota |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-08 |title=Chateauroux 2022 World Cup: Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna joins Avani Lekhara in clinching gold, Paris Paralympics 2024 quota |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/chateauroux-2022-world-cup-sriharsha-devaraddi-ramakrishna-joins-avani-lekhara-in-clinching-gold-paris-paralympics-2024-quota/articleshow/92080215.cms |access-date=2024-08-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He became the second Indian shooter to qualify for the Paralympics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=Chateauroux 2022 World Cup: Ramakrishna joins Lekhara in clinching gold, secures Paris 2024 quota |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/chateauroux-2022-world-cup-ramakrishna-joins-lekhara-in-clinching-gold-secures-paris-2024-quota-article-92085168 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |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=2024-08-22 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Ramakrishna was born in [[Dharwad]], Karnataka. He worked an area manager for an insurance company in Hubbali before he met with an accident in 2013. He suffered an injury to his spinal cord after he fell on a gravel road from his two wheeler.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title=Bengaluru: ‘I forget my disability while shooting,’ says Para Shooting World Cup gold medallist Sriharsha Devaraddi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-disability-para-shooting-world-cup-gold-medallist-sriharsha-devaraddi-7966279/ |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Later, he took up shooting and trained under his first coach Ravichandra Balehosur, at the Hubballi Sports Shooting Academy. He lives in [[Hubli|Hubballi]] with his wife, son and parents, Lalita and Devaraddi.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Ramakrishna finished 26th in the mixed 10m air rifle prone (SH2) qualification round of the Paris Paralympics, with a total score of 630.2.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2024 |title=No Finals For Shooters Avani Lekhara, Sidhartha Babu And Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/paralympic-games-2024/no-finals-for-shooters-avani-lekhara-sidhartha-babu-and-sriharsha-devaraddi-ramakrishna-6466089 |access-date=26 August 2025 |website=NDTV}}</ref> Earlier in June 2022, he earned a quota for the Paris Paralympics after securing a gold medal in R4-mixed 10m rifle standing SH2 with 253.1 points at the Chateauroux Para Shooting World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=Chateauroux 2022 World Cup: Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna joins Lekhara in clinching gold, Paris 2024 quota |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/sriharsha-devaraddi-ramakrishna-gold-at-para-shooting-world-cup-olympics-paris-2024/article38501303.ece |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=Chateauroux 2022 World Cup: Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna Joins Avani Lekhara in Clinching Gold, Paris 2024 Quota |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/chateauroux-2022-world-cup-sriharsha-devaraddi-ramakrishna-joins-avani-lekhara-in-clinching-gold-paris-2024-quota-5333641.html |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=Para Shooting World Cup: Ramakrishna joins Lekhara in clinching gold, Paris 2024 quota |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/para-shooting-world-cup-ramakrishna-joins-lekhara-in-clinching-gold-paris-2024-quota-1959931-2022-06-08 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, he represented India at the Sydney 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, at [[Sydney]], Australia in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna - Shooting {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sriharsha-devaraddi-ramakrishna |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1980 births]]
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[[Category:Indian male sport shooters]]
[[Category:Paralympic shooters for India]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]

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