Ranki Oberoi Explained

Ranki Oberoi
Birth Date:1993 9, df=yes
Height:183 cm
Country:Netherlands
Sport:Para-athletics
Disability:Intellectual impairment
Disability Class:T20

Ranki Oberoi (born 21 September 1993)[1] is a Dutch Paralympic athlete competing in T20-classification long jump and triple jump events.[2] At the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal in the men's long jump T20 event.[3] [4] He also represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan

Career

In 2014, he finished in 4th place in the men's long jump T20 event at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Swansea, United Kingdom.

He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar where he won the bronze medal in the men's triple jump T20 event. He also competed at the 2017 World Championships where he finished in 4th place in the men's long jump T20 event. At the 2018 European Championships held in Berlin, Germany, he won the bronze medal in the men's long jump T20 event.[4]

He also represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he finished in 4th place in the men's long jump T20 event.[1] [2]

Achievements

Representing
2015World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatarbgcolor=cc9966 3rdTriple jump13.48 m
2016Summer ParalympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil4thLong jump6.96 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom4thLong jump6.90 m
2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germanybgcolor=cc9966 3rdLong jump7.13 m
2019World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emiratesbgcolor=gold 1stLong jump7.39 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's long jump T20 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170104170125/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/rio-2016/resIPC/pdf/PG2016/AT/PG2016_AT_C73P_ATML20101.pdf . 4 January 2017 . 21 August 2020 . 2016 Summer Paralympics.
  2. Web site: Ranki Oberoi . . 30 December 2019.
  3. News: Bolt-inspired Oberoi now looks to himself . 13 November 2019 . . 30 December 2019.
  4. News: Para-atleet Oberoi springt naar goud: 'Ik ben gewoon wereldkampioen!' . 13 November 2019 . . 30 December 2019 . live . Dutch . https://web.archive.org/web/20191230195115/https://nos.nl/artikel/2310246-para-atleet-oberoi-springt-naar-goud-ik-ben-gewoon-wereldkampioen.html . 30 December 2019.