Devendra Jhajharia Sport Paralympic Javelin Throw Bio Born 1980, from Churu Major Achievements Gold Medal in 2004 Summer Paralympics, Athens Gold Medal in 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Lyon (France) Gold Medal in 2016 IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championship, Dubai Gold Medal in 2016 Summer Paralympics, Rio de Janeiro Records First Indian Paralympian to win two gold medals at the Paralympics World Record throw of 63.97 metres First Indian Paralympian to be honored with Padma Shri Major Awards 2004 – Arjuna Award 2012 – Padma Shri 2014 – FICCI Para-Sportsperson of the Year 2017 – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna  Other Facts
