Fouaad Mirza

Fouaad Mirza (born 6 March 1992) is an Indian equestrian who won silver medals in both the individual eventing and the team eventing at the 2018 Asian Games. He became the first Indian since 1982 to win a medal at an individual event in the sport at the Asian Games.[2]

Fouaad Mirza
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1992-03-06) 6 March 1992
Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1]
Sport
Country India
SportEquestrian
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  India
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta Individual eventing
2018 Jakarta Team eventing

In 2019, Mirza received the Arjuna Award.[3]

In October 2019, he won gold at CCI3*-S event held in Strzegom, Poland.[4]

On 7 January 2020, Mirza become first India in last 20 years to qualify for Olympic after finishing first in South East Asia, Oceania group.[5]

References
  1. "MIRZA Fouaad". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. "India's Fouaad Mirza wins equestrian silver at Asian Games". ESPN.in. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. "Fouaad Mirza overwhelmed by Arjuna honour". Sportstar. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  4. PTI. "Equestrian: Fouaad Mirza wins gold at Olympic qualifying event". Sportstar. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. "Equestrian: Fouaad Mirza officially Qualify for Tokyo olympic". Sportstalk24. Retrieved 7 January 2020.


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