Indian athlete Tejaswin Shankar is recently in news for winning the bronze medal in the men’s high jump at Commonwealth Games 2022, know his record, school, age and education
Tejaswin Shankar, a last-minute addition to the athletics squad, won the men’s high jump bronze medal on Wednesday, becoming the first Indian to do so in a Commonwealth Games 2022.
Who Is Tejaswin Shankar Age, Height, Biography, Family, School, Education, Record, State And Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 High Jump Bronze Medal
On countback, the holder of the national record passed 2.22 meters to place third. Joel Clarke-Khan of England and Donald Thomas of the Bahamas also cleared 2.22 meters, however, it took them each more than one effort, whereas Shankar just required one.
Tejaswin Shankar wins BRONZE for India from the Men's High Jump event!
Did well to get past the 2.22m but couldn't clear 2.25, he used his final jump to try for 2.28m – in vain.
Shankar won the bronze for making least errors before previously successful jumps!#CWG2022
— Prasen Moudgal (@Prasen_m4299) August 3, 2022
A week back Tejaswin Shankar was practising in front of 3 dogs at JLN Stadium, after not being named to the CWG squad despite meeting the AFI QF standard. Included at the last minute after taking the fed to court, today in front of 30000, he wins a high jump bronze in Birmingham. pic.twitter.com/1YDiEsvjE3
— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) August 3, 2022
Despite not taking home the gold medal, Tejaswin Shankar has gained a lot of attention on social media, where many users have praised his abilities.
Many individuals are also interested in learning more about him that’s why his name has also appeared on various search engines’ trending lists. So, here’s what we know about him:
Who Is Tejaswin Shankar?
Tejaswin Shankar is an Indian athlete who has recently won the bronze medal in the men’s high jump at Commonwealth Games 2022 and became the first Indian athlete to win to do so.
He was born on December 21st, 1998, in Delhi, and his parents are of Tamil descent. He is a native of South Delhi’s Saket. His father, Harishankar, was a lawyer who passed away in 2014 from blood cancer.
At the Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in New Delhi, where he attended school, he competed in cricket up until the 8th grade, when his physical education instructor advised him to switch to high jumping. He immediately began taking home prizes in interschool competitions.
In 2017, Tejaswin Shankar was awarded a four-year sports scholarship to Kansas State University, where he is currently pursuing a degree in business administration.
He weighs 81 kg (179 lb) and stands at a height of 6 ft 4 in (193 cm). He is 23 years old right now.
His Career
At the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Tejaswin Shankar won the gold medal while setting a new Games record of 2.14 meters. With a jump of 2.17 meters, he took home silver in the South Asian Games in Guwahati in 2016.
When Shankar, then 17, smashed Hari Shankar Roy’s previous national record of 2.25 meters in the Junior National Championships in Coimbatore in November 2016, he became well-known.
With a performance of 2.18 meters in January 2018, Tejaswin Shankar broke Roy’s indoor national record; the following month, he improved it by one centimetre. He further broke his indoor record in February at the Big 12 Indoor Athletics Championships in Ames with a leap of 2.28 meters.
While competing for K-State sports, he further shattered his country record by an additional centimetre, leaping 2.29 meters in April 2018 at the Texas Tech Invite. With a leap of 2.22 meters, Shankar won the bronze medal at the Birmingham competition.