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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1992 Baranagar, West Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Sportsperson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employer | BPCL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Deepika Kumari[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Atanu Das (born 5 April 1992) is an Indian archer.[2] He represents India in the Recurve Men's Individual and Team events. He made his international debut in 2008.[3] His current world ranking is 9 (as of 22-July-2021).[4]
Atanu has won a bronze medal, with Deepika Kumari, in the 2013 World Cup Mixed Team event organized in Colombia. Atanu is currently employed in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Kolkata.[5]
Atanu is a promising Indian talent, who started archery at the age of 14 under the coaching of Mithu Da. In 2008, Atanu moved to Tata Archery Academy where he was trained under the Korean coach Lim Chae Wong. Recently he was being filmed by world archery for its documentary about archery.
Deepika Kumar and Atanu Das beat Sjef van den Berg and Gabriela Schloesser of Netherlands and fetch India a third gold medal from the competition.[6]
Personal life
Atanu Das was born on 5 April 1992. He did his schooling from Baranagar Narendranath Vidyamandir, Baranagar.
He is employed with Bharat Petroleum Sports Promotion Board. Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari tie their knot on 30 June 2020 in Ranchi[7].[8][9][10]
Other achievements
Recurve Men's Individual, Senior National Archery Championships, India 2014[11]
Recurve Men's Team, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013. [with Rahul Banerjee and Binod Swansi][12]- Recurve Mixed Team, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013 [with Bombayla Devi Laishram].[12]
- Recurve Men's Individual, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013.[12]
Recurve Mixed Team, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011 [with Rimil Buriuly].[13]- Bronze Medalist, Recurve Men's Team, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011[13]
- Recurve Men's Individual, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011[13][14]
- Recurve Men's Team, 34th National Games, Jamshedpur, India 2011[15]
- Recurve Men's Team, 31st Sahara Senior National Archery Championships, Vijaywada, India 2011
- Recurve Junior Men's Team Men, Youth World Championship, Poland 2011[13]
- Recurve Boys' Team, 33rd Junior National Archery Championships, New Delhi, India 2010
References
- ↑ "Archer Deepika Kumari ties the knot with Atanu Das, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren blesses couple". www.zeenews.india.com. 1 July 2020.
- ↑ "World Archery - Atanu Das". World Archery Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "Atanu Das". World Archery. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "World Ranking | World Archery". World Archery. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ "Bharat Petroleum Corporation Directors Report | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd Directors Report". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ ParisJune 27, India Today Web Desk; June 27, 2021UPDATED:; Ist, 2021 17:10. "Archery World Cup: Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das win gold in mixed team recurve event". India Today. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has generic name (help);|first3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ RanchiJune 28, Satyajeet Kumar; June 28, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 22:21. "Safety measures top priority as Indian archers Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das prepare to tie the knot on June 30". India Today. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has generic name (help);|first3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ PTI. "Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das to get married on June 30". Sportstar. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "Archery's Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das get married!". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "Indian archers Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das to tie knot on June 30, pre-wedding rituals begin". Zee News. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "National archery: Maiden title for Dindor". The Hindu. 19 October 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Minded, Sports. "The Southeast Asian Games - News: 1st Asian Archery Grand Prix (World Ranking Tournament)". Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Indian Archery". www.indianarchery.info. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "International Achievements : Archery Association of India". www.indianarchery.info. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Archery". www.indianarchery.info. Retrieved 3 November 2015.