Devendra Jhajharia

Devendra Jhajharia (born 10 June 1981) is an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower competing in F46 events.

[1] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won a second gold medal in the same event, bettering his previous record.

He gave credit to his personal coach R. D. Singh for 2004 Paralympic Gold Medal, saying: "He gives me a lot of advice and helps me during training.

A former Indian Railways employee, Jhajharia is currently employed with the Rajasthan Forest Department.

His wife, Manju, is a former nationally ranked kabaddi player; the couple has two children, Jiya and Kavyan.