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Ashish (rower)

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Ashish
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27)
Dayal Ka Nagal, Neem Ka Thana, Rajasthan
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Military career
Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Army
Years of service2016–present
Rank Subedar
Sport
CountryIndia
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Coxless four
Asian Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rayong Coxless four
National Games of India
Gold medal – first place 2022 Gujarat Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2023 Goa Coxless four
National Championships of India
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pune Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pune Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pune Eight
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pune Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hyderabad Coxless pair
Open Sprint National Rowing Championships of India
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pune Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pune Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pune Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hyderabad Coxless pair
Indoor National Rowing Championships of India
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pondicherry Open Men's Pair

Ashish (born 10 February 1997) is an Indian rower from Rajasthan.[1][2][3] He was part of the Indian rowing team at the 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou, China that won bronze.[4][5] He competes in the men's coxless four and men's eight. He was part of the team that won the bronze medal in the men's coxless four[6] and a silver in the men's eight at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[7]

The Indian team for men's eight, along with coxswain, consisted of Neeraj Maan, Naresh Kalwaniya, Neetish Kumar, Charanjeet Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar and Ashish. Dhananjay Pande was the coxswain of the team. Ashish takes the eighth row. All the Indian team members are from the Indian Army and have trained at the Army Rowing Node facility in Pune for over a year.[8]

Career

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  • 2023: He won a bronze (men's coxless four) and a silver medal (men's eight) at the 2022 Asian Games.[9]
  • 2023: He was part of the Indian team that came fourth in the Men's Four at the World Rowing Cup 1 in Croatia.[10]
  • 2023: He was also part of the Indian team that took part in World Cup 4 at Switzerland where India finished 12th in Men's four.[11][12]
  • 2022: In May, he was part of the Men's coxless fours in the Indian team that finished 9th at the World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia.[13]
  • 2022: He was part of the Indian Men's eight at the World Cup in Poland where India finished 5th.
  • 2022: He won a bronze medal as part of the Indian Men's four at the Asian Rowing Championships in Thailand.[13]

Domestic Career

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  • 2023: He won two gold medals at the 40th Senior National Rowing Championship, Pune.[1]
  • 2023: He won a gold medal in the 500m M2- at the 24th Open Sprint National Rowing Championship, Pune.[2]
  • 2022: He won a gold at the 39th Senior National Rowing Championship, Pune.[3]
  • 2022: He won a gold at the 23rd Open Sprint National Rowing Championship, Pune.
  • 2019: He got a gold medal at the 3rd Indoor National Rowing Championships at Pondicherry.
  • 2019: He won a silver medal In the 38th Senior National Rowing Championships at Hyderabad.[4]
  • 2019: He won a silver at the 22nd Open Sprint National Rowing Championship, Hyderabad.

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Hawaldar Indian Army Aug 2023
Subedar Indian Army 12/ Feb/2024


References

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  1. ^ "Asian Games: Acclimatization, 'desert storm' behind India's medal rush in rowing". The Times of India. 25 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Ashish, Bheem, Jaswinder, Balraj bag bronze medal in the men's four rowing final at Hangzhou Asian Games 2023". DNA India. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Asian Games: Rowers pick 2 more bronze in Coxless 4, Men's Quadruple | Nagaland Post". 26 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ Correspondent, DC (25 September 2023). "India win bronze in men's four rowing". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 October 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "PM congratulates men's Coxless Four Rowing Team for winning Bronze at Asian Games". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ PTI (25 September 2023). "Hangzhou Asian Games | India bags two bronze medals in rowing". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ^ Bose, Shuvaditya (25 September 2023). "2023 Asian Games: With 5 Medals, Indian Rowers Match Best-Ever Tally". TheQuint. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. ^ "On the up: A rowing success story scripted by the Army". Hindustan Times. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  9. ^ "India Rowing". www.indiarowing.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. ^ "World Rowing - Ashish ASHISH". World Rowing. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. ^ Bharadwaj, Sathvik. "A rowing success". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Asian Games: Tracking all of India's medal winners at Hangzhou 2023". The Indian Express. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  13. ^ a b "India Rowing". www.indiarowing.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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  • [5] TOISA Awards