RAM PAL

Date of Birth: 10 Jul 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T47

Place of birth: SONIPAT

Birth Country:

India

Place of residence : INDIA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's High Jump - T47	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump	Men's High Jump - T47 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	High Jump - T47	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1.93
World Championships
6	High Jump - T47	2017	London, GBR	1.80
Asian Para Games
2	Men's High Jump T45/46/47	2018	Jakarta, INA	1.94

Occupation:

Athlete, Public Servant

Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, IND

Languages spoken:

2016 for India, Grand Prix in Tunisia (indusind.com, 07 Apr 2016)

He trained in high jump at school, where he competed against able-bodied athletes. (indusind.com, 01 Sep 2018; indusind.com, 07 Apr 2016)

He was introduced to Para sport by Indian Paralympian Amit Saroha. In 2013 he left his job to become a full-time athlete. (indusind.com, 01 Sep 2018; indusind.com, 07 Apr 2016)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (hindustantimes.com, 25 Oct 2018)

Indian Para athlete Amit Saroha. (hindustantimes.com, 25 Oct 2018)

Philosophy:

"The secret of my success is hard work. As long as you work hard things fall into place." (hindustantimes.com, 25 Oct 2018)

In 2018 he was named an Unstoppable Achiever by Indian newspaper the Hindustan Times. (hindustantimes.com, 25 Oct 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T47, F46 (IPC, 19 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (indusind.com, 01 Sep 2018; indusind.com, 07 Apr 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (indusind.com, 01 Sep 2018; indusind.com, 07 Apr 2016)

Impairment Details
His right hand was amputated at age four following an agricultural machinery accident on his family's farm near Sonipat, India. (hindustantimes.com, 25 Oct 2018; indusind.com, 01 Sep 2018; indusind.com, 07 Apr 2016)

General
OCCUPATION
He works in the income tax department of the Indian government. In March 2021 he was also appointed to a deputy director role by the Haryana state government. The appointment was the result of lobbying efforts by Chahar and other Indian Para athletes to have Paralympic Games and Asian Para Games medal winners given higher-grade jobs in the state. (Twitter profile, 15 Mar 2021; Facebook profile, 02 Jul 2021; the indianexpress.com, 25 Feb 2021)

EDUCATION
He has three degrees - a bachelor of arts, a bachelor of education and a bachelor of library sciences. (indusind.com, 01 Sep 2018; indusind.com, 18 Sep 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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