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| caption = Shankar in August 2022 | |||
| name = Tejaswin Shankar | | name = Tejaswin Shankar | ||
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| 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]] | ||
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'''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: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]] | ||
Revision as of 09:41, 4 October 2023
 Shankar in August 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 December 1998 Delhi, India |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1] |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Event(s) | High jump, Decathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Outdoor: 2.29 m NR (Lubbock 2018) Indoor: 2.28 m (Ames 2018) Decathlon:7648 points (Arizona 2023) |
Medal record | |
Tejaswin Shankar (born 21 December 1998) is an Indian athlete who competes in the decathlon event. He holds the high jump national record of 2.29 metres set in April 2018.
Early and personal life
Shankar was born on 21 December 1998 in Delhi into a Tamil family. He hails from 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.[1]
Shankar received a four-year athletics scholarship to the Kansas State University in 2017 where he studied business administration.[2] 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.[3]
Career
Shankar won the gold medal at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, setting a Games record of 2.14 metres. He won silver at the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati with a leap of 2.17 metres.[1] Due to a groin injury, he finished sixth at the Asian Junior Championships and missed the 2016 World Junior Championships.[4]
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.[5] He was the third best IAAF junior high jumper in the world that year.[6] He was bedridden for six months in 2017 with a slipped disc.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9][10] 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 the event in Birmingham with a jump of 2.22 metres; this was India's first ever high jump medal at the Commonwealth Games.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Koshie, Nihal (25 December 2016). "Tejaswin Shankar is India's high jump hope". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Record breaker Delhi high jumper Tejaswin Shankar idolises Sehwag". Asianet India. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "'There's Much More to Life than Sport'". Open The Magazine. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ↑ Pritam, Norris (13 November 2016). "Tejaswin Shankar's journey from budding cricketer to high jump national record holder". Firstpost. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Tejaswin Shankar breaks senior national record". Deccan Chronicle. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ Rayan, Stan (2 March 2018). "Leap of faith". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ Srinivasan, Aneesh (18 July 2017). "Despite career-threatening injury, Tejaswin Shankar sets meet record". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Tejaswin Shankar breaks national high jump record, grabs bronze at Big 12 indoor championships". scroll.in. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Result - Men's High Jump Final". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ Selvaraj, Jonathan. "Tejaswin Shankar equals (own) national record to book Commonwealth berth". ESPN.in. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Tejaswin Shankar wins high jump bronze after court battle for selection". India Today. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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