Hari Shankar Roy

About

Track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump event, and set the Indian record of 2.25 meters in September 2004.

Before Fame

He was born in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal and participated at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics.

Trivia

He won the gold medal in the high jump at the 2010 South Asian Games.

Family Life

His brother, Abhishek, is also an excellent track and field athlete.

Associated With

Both he and England's Jessica Ennis have broken their country's respective records in the high jump event.