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'''Punit Kumar''' (born 8 August 1994) is an Indian rower from Uttar Pradesh. He is named in the Indian rowing team for the 2022 [[Asian Games]] at [[Hangzhou]], [[China]]. He competes in the men's coxed eight event. He was part of the team that won the silver medal in the [[Rowing at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's eight|Coxed eight]] event in the [[2022 Asian Games]].<ref name="The Times of India 2023 t806">{{cite web |date=24 Sep 2023 |title=Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian athlete Punit Kumar bags silver medal in men’s coxed eight event — Sports |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/sports/other-sports/hangzhou-asian-games-indian-rowers-bags-silver-medal-in-mens-coxed-eight-team-event/videoshow/103905749.cms |access-date=25 Sep 2023 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="ANI News 2023 o358">{{cite web |date=24 Sep 2023 |title="Achieved everything we had worked hard for": Indian Rower Punit Kumar after winning silver in Men's Coxed Eight |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/achieved-everything-we-had-worked-hard-for-indian-rower-punit-kumar-after-winning-silver-in-mens-coxed-eight20230924142321/ |access-date=25 Sep 2023 |website=ANI News}}</ref><ref name="Desk 2023 w906">{{cite web |last=Desk |first=TOI Sports |date=25 Sep 2023 |title=Asian Games: Indian rowers win bronze in Men's Four event |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2023/india-asian-games/asian-games-indian-rowers-win-bronze-in-mens-four-event/articleshow/103918915.cms?from=mdr |access-date=25 Sep 2023 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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The Indian team consisted of Neeraj Maan, [[Naresh Kalwaniya]], Neetish Kumar, Charanjeet Singh, [[Jaswinder Singh (rower)|Jaswinder Singh]], [[Bheem Singh]], Punit Kumar and [[Ashish (rower)|Ashish]] Guliyan. All the Indian team members are from the Indian Army and have trained at the Army Rowing Node facility in Pune for over a year.
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{{Medal|Bronze|[[Rowing at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 ]]|[[Rowing at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's coxless four|Men's Coxless Four]]}}


{{Medal|Competition|[[World Rowing Championship ]]}}
{{Medal|12th|[[Rowing at the 2019 World Rowing Championship |2019 linz 🇦🇹 ]]|[[Rowing at the 2019 World Rowing Championship – Men's coxless four|Men's Coxless Four]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[world cup]]}}
{{Medal|12th|[[Rowing at the 2023 World Cup III |2023 Lucerne 🇨🇭 ]]|[[Rowing at the 2023 World Cup III – Men's coxless four|Men's Coxless Four]]}}
{{Medal|4th|[[Rowing at the 2023 World Cup I |2023 Zagreb 🇭🇷 ]]|[[Rowing at the 2023 World Cup I – Men's coxless four|Men's Coxless Four]]}}
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{{Medal|9th|[[Rowing at the 2022 World Cup I |2022 Belgrade 🇷🇸 ]]|[[Rowing at the 2022 World Cup I – Men's coxless four|Men's Coxless Four]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian championship]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[Rowing at the 2022 Asian championship |2022 Rayong 🇹🇭]]|[[Rowing at the 2022 Asian Championship– Men's coxless Four|Men's Coxless Four]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[Rowing at the 2021 Asian championship |2021 Rayong 🇹🇭]]|[[Rowing at the 2021 Asian Championship– Men's coxless Four|Men's Coxless Four]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[Rowing at the 2019 Asian championship |2019 Chungju 🇰🇷]]|[[Rowing at the 2019 Asian Championship– Men's cox Eight|Men's Cox Eight]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[National Games of India |National Games]]}}
{{ Medal|Gold|[[2022 National Games|2022 Gujarat]]|[[ Men's four]] }}
{{ Medal|Gold|[[2023 National Games|2023 Goa]]|[[ Men's four]] }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[National Championships of India |National Championships]]}}
{{ Medal|Gold|[[2023 40th National Championship|2023 Pune]]|[[ Men's four]] }}
{{ Medal|Gold|[[2023 40th National Championships|2023 Pune]]|[[ Men's Eight]] }}
{{ Medal|Gold|[[2022 39th National Championships|2022 Pune]]|[[ Men's Pair]] }}
{{ Medal|Gold|[[2022 39th National Championships|2022 Pune]]|[[ Men's Eight]] }}
{{ Medal|Gold|[[2019 38th National Championships|2019 Hyderabad]]|[[ Men's pair]] }}
{{ Medal|Gold|[[2018 37th National Championships|2018 Pune]]|[[ Men's Four]] }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Open Sprint National Rowing Championships of India |Open Sprint National Rowing Championships]]}}
{{ Medal|Gold|[[2023 24th Open Sprint National Rowing Championships|2023 Pune]]|[[ Men's pair]] }}
{{ Medal|Gold|[[2022 23th Open Sprint National Rowing Championships|2022 Pune]]|[[ Men's Pair]] }}
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{{ Medal|Gold|[[2018 21th Open Sprint National Rowing Championships|2019 pune]]|[[ Men's Four]] }}
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'''Punit Kumar''' (born 8 August 1994) is an Indian rower from Uttar Pradesh. He was named to the Indian rowing team for the [[2022 Asian Games]] in [[Hangzhou]], [[China]], where he won a silver medal in the men's eight and a bronze medal in the men's coxless four.<ref name="The Times of India 2023 t806">{{cite web |date=24 Sep 2023 |title=Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian athlete Punit Kumar bags silver medal in men's coxed eight event — Sports |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/sports/other-sports/hangzhou-asian-games-indian-rowers-bags-silver-medal-in-mens-coxed-eight-team-event/videoshow/103905749.cms |access-date=25 Sep 2023 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="ANI News 2023 o358">{{cite web |date=24 Sep 2023 |title="Achieved everything we had worked hard for": Indian Rower Punit Kumar after winning silver in Men's Coxed Eight |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/achieved-everything-we-had-worked-hard-for-indian-rower-punit-kumar-after-winning-silver-in-mens-coxed-eight20230924142321/ |access-date=25 Sep 2023 |website=ANI News}}</ref><ref name="Desk 2023 w906">{{cite web |last=Desk |first=TOI Sports |date=25 Sep 2023 |title=Asian Games: Indian rowers win bronze in Men's Four event |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2023/india-asian-games/asian-games-indian-rowers-win-bronze-in-mens-four-event/articleshow/103918915.cms?from=mdr |access-date=25 Sep 2023 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Punit hails from Kakra, Shahpur block, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. Early childhood he played kabaddi. But due to financial difficulties at home, he joined Army at the age of 18, where Punit took up rowing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-24 |title=Asian Games: Meet the Family of Eight rowers that opened India’s medal account |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/asian-games-meet-the-family-of-eight-rowers-that-opened-indias-medal-account-8954349/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
Kumar hails from Kakra, Shahpur block, [[Muzaffarnagar district|Muzaffarnagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He started rowing at the age of 18, while in the army.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-24 |title=Asian Games: Meet the Family of Eight rowers that opened India's medal account |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/asian-games-meet-the-family-of-eight-rowers-that-opened-indias-medal-account-8954349/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:51, 21 December 2023

Punit Kumar
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 30)
Kakra, Bhudhana, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Military career
Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Army
Years of service2014–present
Rank Subedar
Sport
CountryIndia
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 Men's Coxless Four


World Rowing Championship
2019 linz 🇦🇹 Men's Coxless Four
world cup
2023 Lucerne 🇨🇭 Men's Coxless Four
2023 Zagreb 🇭🇷 Men's Coxless Four
2022 Poznan 🇵🇱 Men's Cox Eight's
2022 Belgrade 🇷🇸 Men's Coxless Four
Asian championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rayong 🇹🇭 Men's Coxless Four
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rayong 🇹🇭 Men's Coxless Four
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Chungju 🇰🇷 Men's Cox Eight
National Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Gujarat Men's four
Gold medal – first place 2023 Goa Men's four
National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pune Men's four
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pune Men's Eight
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pune Men's Pair
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pune Men's Eight
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hyderabad Men's pair
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pune Men's Four
Open Sprint National Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pune Men's pair
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pune Men's Pair
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hyderabad Men's pair
Gold medal – first place 2019 pune Men's Four

Punit Kumar (born 8 August 1994) is an Indian rower from Uttar Pradesh. He was named to the Indian rowing team for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where he won a silver medal in the men's eight and a bronze medal in the men's coxless four.[1][2][3]

Early life

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Kumar hails from Kakra, Shahpur block, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. He started rowing at the age of 18, while in the army.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian athlete Punit Kumar bags silver medal in men's coxed eight event — Sports". The Times of India. 24 Sep 2023. Retrieved 25 Sep 2023.
  2. ^ ""Achieved everything we had worked hard for": Indian Rower Punit Kumar after winning silver in Men's Coxed Eight". ANI News. 24 Sep 2023. Retrieved 25 Sep 2023.
  3. ^ Desk, TOI Sports (25 Sep 2023). "Asian Games: Indian rowers win bronze in Men's Four event". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 Sep 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Asian Games: Meet the Family of Eight rowers that opened India's medal account". The Indian Express. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
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