Sandeep Kumar

Date of Birth: 1 May 1986

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.70/5'7''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 20km Race Walk

Schedule

Change All times in venue local time

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Fri, 29 Sep 7:00	Smart New World Qiantang River Green Belt	Men's 20km Race Walk Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Asian Games
4	Men's 50km Walk	2014	Incheon, KOR	3:59:31
DSQ	Men's 50km Walk	2018	Indonesia	DSQ
Olympic Games
23	Men's 20km Walk	2020	Tokyo, JPN	1:25:07
35	Men's 50km Walk	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:07:55
World Championships
26	Men's 50km Walk	2015	Beijing, CHN	3:57:03
40	Men's 20km Walk	2022	Eugene, OR, USA	1:31:58
DSQ	Men's 50km Walk	2013	Moscow, RUS	DSQ
World Race Walking Tour
8	Men's 10km Walk	2022	Madrid, ESP	39:44

Occupation:

Armed Forces Athlete

Languages spoken:

Army Sports Institute [India]

He began race walking at age 20 in Bareilly, India. (olympics, 04 Aug 2021; firstpost, 21 Jul 2016)

He decided to pursue the sport after joining the Indian Army. (mobiefit, 22 Feb 2017)

To win gold medals at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (hindustantimes, 09 Aug 2022)

He trains twice a day, for up to four hours at a time. (olympics, 04 Aug 2021)

Winning bronze in the 10km race walk at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. (hindustantimes, 09 Aug 2022)

Philosophy:

"I just walk and walk, I don't have much time for anything else." (Facebook page, 23 Jun 2016)

Legend

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