Arjun Lal Jat (Olympian rower)
Arjun Lal Jat (Olympian rower) wiki, age, height, medals, caste, parents, family, education & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Arjun Lal Jat |
| Profession | Olympian rower |
| Years Active | 2018-Present |
| Date of Birth | February 7, 1997 |
| Age (In 2023) | 26 Years |
| Birth Place | Nayabas village, Rajasthan, India |
| Residence | Rajasthan, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Jat |
| Mother Tongue | Rajasthani |
| Zodiac | Aries |
| Height | in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 11in |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Parents | |
| Father | Ramswarup Jat |
| Mother | Naangi Devi |
| Education Details | |
| School | Not Known |
| College | Not Attended |
| Educational Qualification | High School |
| Sports Career | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Event | Lightweight double sculls |
| International Debut | 2018 |
| Coach | Ismail Baig |
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| Medals | |
| Silver medal at the 2019 Asian Rowing Championships, Chungju, South Korea Silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou, China | |
| twitter.com/olyarjun | |
| facebook.com/olympianarjun facebook.com/arjunlal.jat.545 | |
| instagram.com/olympianarjun/ (4k followers) | |
Arjun Lal Jat is an Olympian rower. He represents India on the international stage in the lightweight double sculls and has served as a junior commissioned officer (JCO) in the Rajputana Rifles regiment of the Indian Army. 1 | |
| His elder brothers are also in the army. 2 | |
| He was born on 7 February 1997 into a humble family of farmers to Ramswarup Jat and his wife Naangi Devi in Nayabas village in Rajgarh Tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan, India. 3 4 | |
He grew up assisting his parents in their modest farms before following his elder brothers to join the Indian army in 2017. It was during his service in the army that he was introduced to the sport of rowing by Olympian rower Bajrang Lal Takhar. 5 | |
The story of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh’s successful pairing began in 2018 when they were selected as reserves by the Rowing Federation of India for the Jakarta Asian Games in Indonesia. 6 | |
| In 2019, Arjun along with Arvind won their first international medal by winning the Silver medal at the Asian Rowing Championships held in Chungju, South Korea. 5 | |
| Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh finished 11th in the men’s lightweight doubles sculls event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, which is India’s best-ever finish in Olympics rowing. 7 | |
On 24 September 2023, Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh won a silver medal for India in the men’s lightweight doubles sculls event in rowing at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. The Indian pair finished second with a timing of 6:28.18s, trailing behind China’s Junjie Fan and Man Sun, who clinched the gold with a timing of 6:23.16s. The Uzbekistan pair of Shakhzod Nurmatov and Sobirjon Safaroliyev clinched the bronze with a timing of 6:33.42s. 8 | |
References
- https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/asian-games-2023-meet-arjun-lal-jat-and-arvind-singh-who-won-silver-medals-for-india-in-rowing-8953514/[↩]
- https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/how-arjun-lal-arvind-singh-rowed-to-tokyo-olympics-2020/cid/1820478[↩]
- https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=552232305953662[↩]
- https://twitter.com/DDNewslive/status/1414961977517031427[↩]
- https://www.facebook.com/olympianarjun/about_details[↩][↩]
- https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/38474691/asian-games-first-medal-arjun-lal-jat-arvind-singh-win-silver-lightweight-double-sculls[↩]
- https://olympics.com/en/athletes/arjun-lal-jat[↩]
- https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/asian-games-rowers-arjun-arvind-win-silver-in-mens-lightweight-doubles-sculls/20230924.htm[↩]
