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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}} | {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}} | ||
{{Infobox | {{Infobox sportsperson | ||
| image = | | image = Tejaswin Shankar.jpg | ||
| image_size = | | image_size = | ||
| caption = Shankar in August 2022 | |||
| name = Tejaswin Shankar | | name = Tejaswin Shankar | ||
| event | | event = [[High jump]], [[Decathlon]] | ||
| club = | | club = | ||
| height = 6 ft 4 in<ref name=nihal/> | | height = 6 ft 4 in<ref name=nihal/> | ||
| weight = 81kg | | weight = 81kg | ||
| collegeteam = | | collegeteam = | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|12|21}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|12|21}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India | | birth_place = [[Delhi]], India | ||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| pb = '''Outdoor:''' 2.29 m NR (Lubbock 2018)<br>'''Indoor:''' 2.28 m (Ames 2018) | | pb = '''Outdoor:''' 2.29 m NR (Lubbock 2018)<br>'''Indoor:''' 2.28 m (Ames 2018)<br> | ||
'''Decathlon''':7648 points (Arizona 2023) | |||
| medaltemplates = | | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}} | ||
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}} | |||
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Decathlon]]}} | |||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} | |||
{{MedalSilver| [[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's decathlon|Decathlon]]}} | |||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships]]}} | |||
{{MedalBronze|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships|2023 Bangkok]]|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon|Decathlon]]}} | |||
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[High jump]]}} | {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[High jump]]}} | ||
{{ | {{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati/Shillong]] | [[Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games|High jump]] | {{MedalBronze|[[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]]|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump|High jump]]}} | ||
}} | {{Medal|Competition|[[South Asian Games]]}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati/Shillong]] | [[Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games|High jump]]}} | |||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Youth Games]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Youth Games]]}} | ||
{{MedalGold|[[2015 Commonwealth Youth Games|2015 Apia]]|[[Athletics at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games|High jump]]}} | {{MedalGold|[[2015 Commonwealth Youth Games|2015 Apia]]|[[Athletics at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games|High jump]]}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Tejaswin Shankar''' (born 21 December 1998) is an Indian athlete who competes in the [[ | '''Tejaswin Shankar''' (born 21 December 1998) is an Indian athlete who competes in the [[decathlon]] event. He holds the high jump [[List of Indian records in athletics#Men|national record]] of 2.29 metres set in April 2018. | ||
==Early and personal life== | ==Early and personal life== | ||
Shankar was born on 21 December 1998 in Delhi into a [[Tamils|Tamil]] family. He hails from [[Saket (Delhi)|Saket]] in [[South Delhi]]. He studied at the [[Sardar Patel Vidyalaya]] in New Delhi, where he played cricket until eighth grade before his physical education teacher suggested he switch to high jump. He soon started winning medals at inter-school athletics meets. His father Harishankar, a lawyer, died of blood cancer in 2014.<ref name=nihal>{{cite news|last1=Koshie|first1=Nihal|title=Tejaswin Shankar is India's high jump hope|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/tejaswini-shankar-high-jump-world-championship-level-delhi-school-boy-7-41-feet-over/| | Shankar was born on 21 December 1998 in Delhi into a [[Tamils|Tamil]] family. He hails from [[Saket (Delhi)|Saket]] in [[South Delhi]]. He studied at the [[Sardar Patel Vidyalaya]] in New Delhi, where he played cricket until eighth grade before his physical education teacher suggested he switch to high jump. He soon started winning medals at inter-school athletics meets. His father Harishankar, a lawyer, died of blood cancer in 2014.<ref name=nihal>{{cite news|last1=Koshie|first1=Nihal|title=Tejaswin Shankar is India's high jump hope|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/tejaswini-shankar-high-jump-world-championship-level-delhi-school-boy-7-41-feet-over/|access-date=31 March 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=25 December 2016}}</ref> | ||
Shankar received a four-year athletics scholarship to the [[Kansas State University]] in 2017 where he | Shankar received a four-year athletics scholarship to the [[Kansas State University]] in 2017 where he studied business administration.<ref>{{cite news|title=Record breaker Delhi high jumper Tejaswin Shankar idolises Sehwag|url=http://asianetindia.com/record-breaker-delhi-high-jumper-tejaswin-shankar-idolises-sehwag/|access-date=31 March 2018|work=Asianet India|date=7 March 2018}}</ref> In what is perceived as an unconventional career choice for an active athlete, he has a corporate career in the US, where he works for [[Deloitte]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title='There's Much More to Life than Sport' |url=https://openthemagazine.com/columns/theres-much-more-to-life-than-sport/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Open The Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Shankar won the gold medal at the [[2015 Commonwealth Youth Games]] in [[Apia]], setting a [[Athletics at the Commonwealth Youth Games|Games record]] of 2.14 metres. He won silver at the [[2016 South Asian Games]] in [[Guwahati]] with a leap of 2.17 metres.<ref name=nihal/> Due to a groin injury, he finished sixth at the Asian Junior Championships and missed the 2016 World Junior Championships.<ref name=norris>{{cite news|last1=Pritam|first1=Norris|title=Tejaswin Shankar's journey from budding cricketer to high jump national record holder|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/tejaswin-shankars-journey-from-budding-cricketer-to-high-jump-national-record-holder-3102800.html| | Shankar won the gold medal at the [[2015 Commonwealth Youth Games]] in [[Apia]], setting a [[Athletics at the Commonwealth Youth Games|Games record]] of 2.14 metres. He won silver at the [[2016 South Asian Games]] in [[Guwahati]] with a leap of 2.17 metres.<ref name=nihal/> Due to a groin injury, he finished sixth at the Asian Junior Championships and missed the 2016 World Junior Championships.<ref name=norris>{{cite news|last1=Pritam|first1=Norris|title=Tejaswin Shankar's journey from budding cricketer to high jump national record holder|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/tejaswin-shankars-journey-from-budding-cricketer-to-high-jump-national-record-holder-3102800.html|access-date=31 March 2018|work=Firstpost|date=13 November 2016}}</ref> | ||
At the age of 17, Shankar rose to prominence when he broke [[Hari Shankar Roy]]'s 12-year-old national record of 2.25 metres with a jump of 2.26 metres at the Junior National Championships in [[Coimbatore]] in November 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tejaswin Shankar breaks senior national record|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/111116/video-tejaswin-shankar-breaks-senior-national-record-in-junior-event.html| | At the age of 17, Shankar rose to prominence when he broke [[Hari Shankar Roy]]'s 12-year-old national record of 2.25 metres with a jump of 2.26 metres at the Junior National Championships in [[Coimbatore]] in November 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tejaswin Shankar breaks senior national record|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/111116/video-tejaswin-shankar-breaks-senior-national-record-in-junior-event.html|access-date=31 March 2018|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=11 November 2016}}</ref> He was the third best [[IAAF]] junior high jumper in the world that year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rayan|first1=Stan|title=Leap of faith|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/leap-of-faith/article22912240.ece|access-date=31 March 2018|work=The Hindu|date=2 March 2018}}</ref> He was bedridden for six months in 2017 with a [[slipped disc]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Srinivasan|first1=Aneesh|title=Despite career-threatening injury, Tejaswin Shankar sets meet record|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2017/jul/18/despite-career-threatening-injury-tejaswin-shankar-sets-meet-record-1630026.html|access-date=31 March 2018|work=The New Indian Express|date=18 July 2017}}</ref> | ||
In January 2018, Shankar broke Roy's indoor national record with a mark of 2.18 metres, and then bettered it by a centimetre the same month. In February, he further improved on his indoor record with a 2.28 metres leap at the Big 12 Indoor Athletics Championships in [[Ames, Iowa|Ames]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tejaswin Shankar breaks national high jump record, grabs bronze at Big 12 indoor championships|url=https://scroll.in/field/869965/tejaswin-shankar-breaks-national-high-jump-record-grabs-bronze-at-big-12-indoor-championships| | In January 2018, Shankar broke Roy's indoor national record with a mark of 2.18 metres, and then bettered it by a centimetre the same month. In February, he further improved on his indoor record with a 2.28 metres leap at the Big 12 Indoor Athletics Championships in [[Ames, Iowa|Ames]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tejaswin Shankar breaks national high jump record, grabs bronze at Big 12 indoor championships|url=https://scroll.in/field/869965/tejaswin-shankar-breaks-national-high-jump-record-grabs-bronze-at-big-12-indoor-championships|access-date=31 March 2018|work=scroll.in|date=25 February 2018}}</ref> | ||
Shankar finished sixth at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] during qualification for the games Shankar bettered his own national record by jumping 2.28 metres at the 22nd Federation Cup Indian Championships in [[Patiala]] in March 2018. It was the joint-best performance to qualify for the Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/result-men-s-high-jump-fnl-000100-.htm| | Shankar finished sixth at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] during qualification for the games Shankar bettered his own national record by jumping 2.28 metres at the 22nd Federation Cup Indian Championships in [[Patiala]] in March 2018. It was the joint-best performance to qualify for the Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/result-men-s-high-jump-fnl-000100-.htm |title=Result - Men's High Jump Final |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 |access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Selvaraj|first1=Jonathan|title=Tejaswin Shankar equals (own) national record to book Commonwealth berth|url=http://www.espn.in/athletics/story/_/id/22678452/tejaswin-shankar-equals-own-national-record-book-commonwealth-berth|access-date=31 March 2018|work=ESPN.in}}</ref> He further broke his national record by another centimeter representing K-State athletics, jumping 2.29m in April 2018 at the Texas tech invite. | ||
Shankar, who was not initially selected in the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] contingent despite meeting the qualification standard, took the [[Athletics Federation of India]] to court and was later brought in as a replacement. He secured the bronze medal at [[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump|the event]] in Birmingham with a jump of 2.22 metres; this was India's first ever high jump medal at the Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Games 2022: Tejaswin Shankar wins high jump bronze after court battle for selection |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/commonwealth-games-2022/story/cwg-2022-tejaswin-shankar-bronze-high-jump-selection-court-1983497-2022-08-04 |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Athletes from Delhi]] | [[Category:Athletes from Delhi]] | ||
[[Category:Indian male high jumpers]] | [[Category:Indian male high jumpers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian decathletes]] | |||
[[Category:Kansas State University alumni]] | [[Category:Kansas State University alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games]] | |||
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]] | |||
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]] | |||
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]] | |||
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] | [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] | ||
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]] | |||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India]] | |||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]] | |||
[[Category:Kansas State Wildcats men's track and field athletes]] | [[Category:Kansas State Wildcats men's track and field athletes]] | ||
[[Category:South Asian Games silver medalists for India]] | [[Category:South Asian Games silver medalists for India]] | ||
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]] | [[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]] | ||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games | [[Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]] | ||