Sharad Kumar

Sharad Kumar (born 1 March 1992) is an Indian para high jumper and a former world no. 1. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.

Kumar represented India at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and finished sixth. He won Silver in 2017 World ParaAthletics Championships.

He then went on to represent India in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics where he won bronze medal. He also represented India in the 2024 Paris Paralympics where he won a silver medal.

Early life and background Sharad Kumar was born on 1 March 1992 in motipur Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Sharad studied at St. Paul's School (Darjeeling) where he started high jump in Class 7. He broke school and district records competing against able-bodied athletes. For further studies, he moved to Delhi, where he studied his Plus Two at Modern School and graduated in Political Science from Kirori Mal College. Post Graduation in Politics with Specialization in International relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is supported by GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.

Career Para High-Jumper Sharad Kumar is training at SAI, Bangalore. National High-Jump Coach Nikitan uffgan has been giving important tips to Sharad, a probable for 2012 London Paralympic games. Sharad made his international debut in 2010 at the Asian Para Games in Guangzhou. He won Silver in 2017 World ParaAthletics Championships with a jump of 1.84m. He won Gold Medal in 2018 Para Asían Games Jakarta setting a new Game Record and Continental Record by jumping 1.90m.

Training in Ukraine since 2017, under TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme, government of India )