What was the special achievement of girisha hosanagara Nagarajegowda?

What was the special achievement of girisha hosanagara Nagarajegowda?

Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda is a paralympic high jumper from India. He jumped a height of 1.74m in the final of the 2012 Summer Paralympics Men’s High Jump, to finish in the silver medal position in the competition. He become the first Indian to win a medal at that event.

Which India athlete has won most number of medals in Paralympic?

Avani
Multiple Medalists

Athlete Games Total
Devendra Jhajharia 2004 Athens 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo 3
Mariyappan Thangavelu 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo 2
Avani Lekhara 2020 Tokyo 2
Joginder Singh Bedi / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York 3

Who is the most famous disabled person in India?

List of Famous Indians with Disabilities

Name Nationality Claim to Fame
Preethi Srinivasan Indian Founder of Soulfree
H. Boniface Prabhu Indian Padma Shri awardee
Sudha Chandran Indian Inspiration behind the movie Naach Mayuri
Arunima Sinha Indian Scaled Mount Everest

What is the meaning of girisha?

One belonging to the mountains
Name :Girisha. Meaning :One belonging to the mountains, Another name for Paarvati, Goddess Parvati, Goddess of Mountain, God of Mountain, One of many names of Lord Shiva.

Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games?

Deepa Malik (born 30 September 1970) is an Indian athlete. She started her career at the age of 30. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games and won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put….Deepa Malik.

Personal information
Paralympic finals 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Who is the most disabled person in the world?

Table of Famous People with Disabilities in the World

Name Nationality Disability
Helen Keller American Deaf-blindness
Franklin D. Roosevelt American Polio, wheelchair user
Christopher Reeve American Quadriplegia
Nick Vujicic Australian-American Born with tetra-amelia syndrome (doesn’t have arms and legs)

What is the Rashi of name Girish?

Person having name Girish are mainly hindu by religion. Rashi of Name Girish is kumbha and Nakshatra is dhanishta.

What is the meaning of Girish in Kannada?

Girish is Kannada Boy name and meaning of this name is “God / Lord of Mountain; Lord Shiva”.

What is Deepa Malik’s motto in life?

My better, happier life begins today. All I have to do is imbibe some of the life strategies Malik shared with me.

When did India won highest medal in Olympics?

In the 1928 Summer Olympics final India defeated Netherlands 3–0. It was a great achievement for the fact, that it was the first gold medal won by any nation from Asia at the modern Olympic Games. In 1932 Summer Olympics India defeated United States 24–1, the largest margin of victory in Olympics history.