Ranki Oberoi

Ranki Oberoi (born 21 September 1993)^[1] is a Dutch Paralympic athlete competing in T20-classification long jump and triple jump events.^[2] At the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal in the men's long jump T20 event.^[3]^[4] He also represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan

Career

In 2014, Oberoi finished in 4th place in the men's long jump T20 event at the IPC Athletics European Championships held in Swansea, United Kingdom.

Oberoi competed at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar where he won the bronze medal in the men's triple jump T20 event. He also competed at the 2017 World Championships where he finished in 4th place in the men's long jump T20 event. At the 2018 European Championships held in Berlin, Germany, he won the bronze medal in the men's long jump T20 event.^[4]

He also represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he finished in 4th place in the men's long jump T20 event.^[1]^[2]

Oberoi competed in the men's long jump T20 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.^[5] He finished in 5th place.^[5]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Netherlands
2015	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	Triple jump	13.48 m
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	Long jump	6.96 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	4th	Long jump	6.90 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	3rd	Long jump	7.13 m
2019	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	Long jump	7.39 m
2023	World Championships	Paris, France	5th	Long jump	6.83 m

^ ^a ^b "Men's long jump T20" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Ranki Oberoi". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ "Bolt-inspired Oberoi now looks to himself". International Paralympic Committee. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Para-atleet Oberoi springt naar goud: 'Ik ben gewoon wereldkampioen!'". NOS (in Dutch). 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Results Book" (PDF). 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.