Atanu Das
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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Baranagar, West Bengal, India | 5 April 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Sportsperson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employer | BPCL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Deepika Kumari[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atanu Das (born 5 April 1992) is the spouse of world no.1 archer Deepika kumari an Indian archer.[2] He represents India in the recurve men's individual and team events. His current world ranking is 9 as of 22 July 2021.[3]
Career[]
Das started archery at the age of 14 under the coaching of Mithu Da. In 2008, he moved to Tata Archery Academy where he was trained under the Korean coach Lim Chae Wong. He made his international debut in 2008.[4]
Das won the bronze medal, with Deepika Kumari, in the 2013 World Cup mixed team event organized in Colombia.[5]
Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das beat Sjef van den Berg and Gabriela Schloesser of Netherlands and fetch India a third gold medal at the World Cup.[6]
In the men's team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Atanu Das was a member of Team India, which got knocked out by Team South Korea in the quarter finals. However, in the Men's individual event, he managed to reach the Round of 8 after upsetting 3rd seed Oh Jin-hyek in the Round of 16.
Personal life[]
Atanu Das was born on 5 April 1992 in Baranagar, West Bengal, India. He did his education in Baranagar Narendranath Vidyamandir, Baranagar. He is employed with Bharat Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, Kolkata.
Atanu Das married Deepika Kumari on June 30, 2020 in Ranchi[7].[8][9][10]
Other achievements[]
- Recurve Men's Individual, Senior National Archery Championships, India 2014[11]
- Recurve Men's Team, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013. [with Rahul Banerjee and Binod Swansi][12]
- Recurve Mixed Team, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013 [with Bombayla Devi Laishram].[12]
- Recurve Men's Individual, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013.[12]
- Recurve Mixed Team, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011 [with Rimil Buriuly].[13]
- Bronze Medalist, Recurve Men's Team, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011[13]
- Recurve Men's Individual, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011[13][14]
- Recurve Men's Team, 34th National Games, Jamshedpur, India 2011[15]
- Recurve Men's Team, 31st Sahara Senior National Archery Championships, Vijaywada, India 2011
- Recurve Junior Men's Team Men, Youth World Championship, Poland 2011[13]
- Recurve Boys' Team, 33rd Junior National Archery Championships, New Delhi, India 2010
References[]
- ^ "Archer Deepika Kumari ties the knot with Atanu Das, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren blesses couple". www.zeenews.india.com. 1 July 2020.
- ^ "World Archery - Atanu Das". World Archery Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "World Ranking | World Archery". World Archery. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Atanu Das". World Archery. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Bharat Petroleum Corporation Directors Report | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd Directors Report". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Archery World Cup: Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das win gold in mixed team recurve event". India Today. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Kumar, Satyajeet (28 June 2020). "Safety measures top priority as Indian archers Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das prepare to tie the knot on June 30". India Today. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das to get married on June 30". Sportstar. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Archery's Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das get married!". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Indian archers Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das to tie knot on June 30, pre-wedding rituals begin". Zee News. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "National archery: Maiden title for Dindor". The Hindu. 19 October 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Minded, Sports. "The Southeast Asian Games - News: 1st Asian Archery Grand Prix (World Ranking Tournament)". Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Indian Archery". www.indianarchery.info. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "International Achievements : Archery Association of India". www.indianarchery.info. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Indian Archery". www.indianarchery.info. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
External links[]
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Archers from Kolkata
- Indian male archers
- Archers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Archers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic archers of India
- Archers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Archers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for India
- World Archery Championships medalists
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award