Girisha Nagarajegowda, Date of Birth

    

Girisha Nagarajegowda

Indian Paralympic athlete

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1988

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Girisha Nagarajegowda

  • Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda (born 26 January 1988), also known as Girish N.
  • Gowda is paralympic high jumper from India.
  • He was born with a disability in the left leg.
  • He represented India in the 2012 Summer Paralympic games held in London in the men's high jump F-42 category and won the silver medal in the finals with a jump of 1.74 meters using scissors technique.
  • He became the first Indian to win a medal at that event.[1] and the 8th Indian to win a medal at the Paralympics.[2]Nagarajegowda is supported by Sports Academy of India For Differently abled, a Bangalore He is also supported by "Karnataka Sports Association for Physically Handicapped" in Bangalore.
  • He had taken part in the three-week training camp at Basildon Sporting Village sponsored by the Government of India before the games.[2]

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