Ashish Kumar (born 26 November 1990) is an Indian artistic gymnast from Allahabad.[1] In 2010, he became the first Indian gymnast to win medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, claiming a bronze and a silver medal. This achievement made him the most successful Indian gymnast in Commonwealth Games history.[2][3]
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| Full name | Ashish Kumar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 26, 1990 Allahabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Allahabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's Artistic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | kelgaon Public School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Team Futuramic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Vladimir Chertkov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Praveen Sharma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competitive history
edit2006
editKumar first participated at the 2006 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships staged in Surat, India. He won the bronze medal on the Floor Exercise, tied with Syrian gymnast Fadi Bahlawan. This was India's first major international medal in the history of artistic gymnastics. Kumar also competed at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. He finished 18th in the individual all-around, the only final he qualified for.
2010
editAt the 2010 Commonwealth Games he first won a bronze medal in the floor exercise and later a silver medal on vault, where the gold went to Luke Folwell of England, while Ian Galvan of Canada won the bronze medal.[4]
At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, Kumar won the bronze medal in the floor exercise. As of 2017, this remains India's only medal in gymnastics at the Asian Games.[5]
2011
editAt the South Central Asian Gymnastics Championships in Dhaka in December 2011 Kumar won four gold medals, in the individual all-around, floor exercise, vault and high bar events.[6]
2014
editFollowing a turbulent selection process which caused uncertainty about the participation of the Indian team in the Gymnastics event at the 2014 Asian Games, Kumar failed to qualify to the floor finals at the event. He finished 12th in the individual all-around.
References
edit- ^ Derek, Vikas Singh (26 November 2019). "Happy Birthday Ashish Kumar: 5 Lesser-Known Things to Know About India's Spectacular Gymnast As He Turns 29 | 🏆 LatestLY". LatestLY. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "I could have got gold had equipment arrived earlier: CWG medallist Ashish". Hindustan Times. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010.
- ^ Mohan, Vimal (8 October 2010). "COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Ashish wins India's first CWG gymnastics medal". NDTV. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010.
- ^ "High-flying Ashish locks silver in vault". The Times of India. 9 October 2010.
- ^ Kannan, S (17 November 2010). "Ashish scripts history in gymnastics". India Today. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Ashish strikes gold at Central Asian Championships". The Times of India. 3 January 2012.