Sandeep Kumar (racewalker)
Sandeep Kumar (born 1 May 1986) is an Indian racewalker. He competed in the 50 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
 Sandeep Kumar in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 May 1986 Mahendragarh, Haryana,[1] India |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | racewalking |
He also participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics where he finished in 35th at the 50 kilometres race walk with a time of 4:07:55.[2][3] He participated in 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 20 kilometres race walk and finished 23rd.
He currently hold the national records for both 50km and 20km race walking.
See also
References
- ↑ "Road to Rio: Sandeep Kumar Poonia aims to put India on global race walking map at Olympics". Firstpost. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "Men's 50 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Sandeep Kumar finishes 34th in 50km Race Walk". India Today. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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