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
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