Manish Singh Rawat

Manish Singh Rawat (born 5 May 1991)[3] is a male Indian racewalker. He competes in the 20 km and the 50 km events and is employed by the Uttarakhand State Police. He has been part of the Indian racewalking squad for the past 3 years.

Manish Singh Rawat
Personal information
Born (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991
Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India[1]
Sport
Country India
SportTrack and field
Event(s)racewalking
Medal record
New Delhi Indian Race Walking championships 2018[2]
New Delhi20Km
Dehradun Indian Police Championships 2017[2]
Uttrakhand20Km

He competed in the 50 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[4] Manish Singh also completed his 20 km race in 1 hour 20 minutes and 50 seconds at the IAAF Race Walking challenge in April 2015.

He is a landless agriculture labourer from Uttarakhand who has also worked as a waiter for a living.[5]

He is currently being supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme.[1]

Career

Born in a family of modest means, Manish walked 7 km each way to school.[5] He secured his berth for the Rio Olympics after making the qualification mark, clocking 1:22:50, at the IAAF Racewalking Challenge, finishing 9th.[6]

At the Rio Olympics, Manish finished a commendable 13th in the 20 km race walking category ahead of higher ranked opponents.[7]

Achievements

New Delhi Indian Race Walking championships

Year Venue Event Total Result
2018 New Delhi 20 km 01:21:32 Silver

Gold Coast Commonwealth Games [2]

Year Venue Event Total Result
2018 Gold Coast 20 km 01:22:22 6th Place

Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games [2]

Year Venue Event Total Result
2016 Rio de Janeiro 20 km 01:21:21 13th Place

See also

References
  1. Race walker Rawat eyes success at Rio Olympics - Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2 March 2016). Retrieved on 2017-01-01.
  2. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/manish-singh-279746
  3. Manish Singh. olympic.org
  4. "Men's 50 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. Beyond the medal race: The inspiring Manish Singh Rawat story that we almost missed. Sports Keeda (2016-08-16). Retrieved on 2017-02-12.
  6. 20 Kilometres Race Walk Result | 24º Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética. iaaf.org (18 April 2015). Retrieved on 2017-01-01.
  7. Rio 2016 20km walk men - Olympic Athletics. Rio2016.com. Retrieved on 1 January 2017.


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