Ankit Sharma (athlete)

Ankit Sharma (born 20 July 1992) is an Indian athlete who competes in the long jump event.

He holds the long jump national record of 8.19 metres set in June 2016 at the G. Kosanov Memorial Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

[1] His family originally hails from Morena district, Madhya Pradesh, and migrated to Pinahat several years before Sharma was born.

[3] In 2006, Sharma was selected to represent Sports Authority of India, Bhopal, when he crossed the 6-metre mark at the age of 13.

[2] In June 2016, Sharma took part in the G. Kosanov Memorial Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he broke the national record two times on the same day.