Ranki Oberoi

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 and he has qualified to represent the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]

Ranki Oberoi
Personal information
Born (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityIntellectual impairment
Disability classT20
Event(s)
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
2019 Dubai Long jump T20
2015 Doha Triple jump T20
European Championships
2018 Berlin Long jump T20

Career

In 2014, he competed 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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Netherlands
2015 World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd Triple jump 13.48 m
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th Long jump 6.96 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 4th Long jump 6.90 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd Long jump 7.13 m
2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Long jump 7.39 m

References
  1. "Men's long jump T20" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. "Ranki Oberoi". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. "Bolt-inspired Oberoi now looks to himself". International Paralympic Committee. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. "Para-atleet Oberoi springt naar goud: 'Ik ben gewoon wereldkampioen!'". NOS (in Dutch). 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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