Hari Shankar Roy: Difference between revisions

Harishankar was born 4 April 1986 in Dhupjhor, a village in [[Jalpaiguri district]] of [[West Bengal]]. In 2003, Harishankar participated in the 3rd [[IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics]] in [[Sherbrooke]], Canada. He was eliminated in the qualifying round after failing to clear 1.95 m.<ref name="hindu_jul03">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/07/17/stories/2003071700892200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125161858/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/07/17/stories/2003071700892200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-25|title=Hari Shankar shatters national mark|date=2003-07-17|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=2009-09-19}}</ref> In July 2004 during the 44th inter-state national athletics meet in [[Chennai]], he broke the 11-year-old national record in men’s high jump by clearing a height of 2.18 m. The previous mark of 2.17 m, set in 1993 in [[Bangalore]], stood in the name of [[Chander Pal Singh]] of [[Haryana]].<ref name="telegraph_jul04">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040720/asp/sports/story_3518022.asp|title=Hari Shankar ties for high jump record|date=2004-07-20|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|accessdate=2009-09-19}}</ref> In the same meet, [[Benedict Starly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] also managed to clear 2.18 m, however, gold was awarded to Shankar Roy on the account of fewer number of attempts.<ref name="hindu_sep04b">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/07/20/stories/2004072005922000.htm|title=Hari Shankar, Benedict hog limelight|date=2004-07-20|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-09-19}}</ref> On 28 September 2004, during the Asian All-Stars Athletic Championship in [[Singapore]], India's best high jumper broke his own National record with a height of 2.25 m to take the silver behind Hu Tong of [[China]].<ref name="hindu_sep04" /> In 2007, both Hari Shanakar and Benedict Starly sailed past a height of 2.14 m during the 33rd National Games, held in [[Guwahati]]. Yet again it was Roy who won the gold on the count-back.<ref name="hindu_feb07">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/13/stories/2007021303121900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214073921/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/13/stories/2007021303121900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-02-14|title=Hari Shankar flies high |date=2007-02-13|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-09-19}}</ref>