DP Manu is an Indian Javelin Thrower who competed alongside Neeraj Chpora in the finals of the javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships 2023, check out his brief bio, age and height
DP Manu notably won a silver at the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 earlier this year in July.
Who is DP Manu Javelin thrower, biography, age, height, family, coach, best throw, state and stats
Kishore Jena and DP Manu also were very close to the medals 🏅
India is rising in the world of sports 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/a9uR2oUCQN— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 27, 2023
DP Manu recently came close to winning a medal after finishing with a best of 84.14m in the final round of the WAC 2023.
DP Manu bio
Devarakeshavi Prakasha Manu is an Indian track and field athlete who was born on 24 January, 2000. Manu competes in the Javelin throw event and was a national champion in the event. DP Manu hails from Hassan, Karnataka and has trained under Kashinath Naik in Pune since 2020.
Age and height
DP Manu is currently 23 years old and stands at a height of 1.85m.
DP Manu career highlights
Manu has had quite the rise in his career after recording his personal best with a throw of 84.35m in June 2022. DP Manu registered this impressive throw when he won the Inter-State championships in Chennai. Following this record, he is also now the fourth-best Indian javelin thrower of all time.
That same month, Manu won the Indian national championships in Bengaluru, with an impressive 81.23m throw. In fact, DP Manu recorded five throws over the 80m mark out of nine competitions in 2022. DP Manu made his international event debut representing India at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games where he finished fifth. He best throw was at 82.28m.
Earlier this year, at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, DP Manu won the silver after throwing 81 metres. Following which he secured his ticket to the World Athletic Championship 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. During the qualifiers round, finished third in his group and sixth overall with a best throw of 81.31m. DP Manu joined Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena in the finals and finished at fifth place with a throw of 84.14m.
A team coach for the Indian contingent stated:
“For the first time three Indians have qualified for the final round of an event in World Championships. It has never happened earlier. It’s a historic day for Indian javelin.”
DP Manu achievements
Given below is a list of DP Manu’s achivements:
- Top 8 at World Championships
- Asian Championships Silver medallist
- Top 8 at Commonwealth Games
- National champion
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