Atanu Das

Atanu Das (born 5 April 1992) is an Indian archer. He represents India in the recurve men's individual and team events.

Atanu Das

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1992-04-05) 5 April 1992 (age 33) Baranagar, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Sportsperson
Employer	BPCL
Spouse	Deepika Kumari[1]
Sport
Sport	Archery
Medal record Men's recurve archery Representing  India World Championships 2019 's-Hertogenbosch Team World Cup 2021 Guatemala City Individual 2021 Paris Mixed Team 2014 Wroclaw Team 2014 Medellin Team 2025 Central Florida Men's Team 2014 Medellin Mixed Team 2013 Medellin Mixed Team 2021 Guatemala City Mixed Team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team Asian Championships 2017 Dhaka Team 2019 Bangkok Individual 2019 Bangkok Team 2019 Bangkok Mixed Team World University Championships 2014 Legnica Mixed Team World Youth Championships 2011 Legnica Team

Career

Das started archery at the age of 14 under the coaching of Mithu Da. In 2008, he moved to Tata Archery Academy where he was trained under the Korean coach Lim Chae Wong. He made his international debut in 2008.^[2]

Das won the bronze medal, with Deepika Kumari, in the 2013 World Cup mixed team event organized in Colombia.^[3]

Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das beat Sjef van den Berg and Gabriela Schloesser of Netherlands and fetch India a third gold medal at the World Cup.^[4]

In the men's team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Atanu Das was a member of Team India, which got knocked out by Team South Korea in the quarter-finals. However, in the Men's individual event, he managed to reach the Round of 8 after upsetting 3rd seed Oh Jin-hyek in the Round of 16. In this Atanu Das got praised from the Olympic Gold Medalist Oh Jin Hyek. Oh Jin Hyek said, “While it may appear to be an excuse, it is quite different from what it appears to be in a gust of wind,” Jin-hyek said. “Atanu is a great player. I wasn't any better than he was.” This is according to one article by Good Morning Mumbai website.

Personal life

Atanu Das was born on 5 April 1992 in Baranagar, West Bengal, India. He did his education in Baranagar Narendranath Vidyamandir, Baranagar. He is employed with Bharat Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, Kolkata.

Atanu Das married Deepika Kumari on June 30, 2020, in Ranchi.^[5][6][7][8]

Other achievements

• Recurve Men's Individual, Senior National Archery Championships, India 2014^[9]
• Recurve Men's Team, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013. [with Rahul Banerjee and Binod Swansi]^[10]
• Recurve Mixed Team, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013 [with Bombayla Devi Laishram].^[10]
• Recurve Men's Individual, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013.^[10]
• Recurve Mixed Team, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011 [with Rimil Buriuly].^[11]
• Bronze Medalist, Recurve Men's Team, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011^[11]
• Recurve Men's Individual, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011^[11][12]
• Recurve Men's Team, 34th National Games, Jamshedpur, India 2011^[13]
• Recurve Men's Team, 31st Sahara Senior National Archery Championships, Vijaywada, India 2011
• Recurve Junior Men's Team Men, Youth World Championship, Poland 2011^[11]
• Recurve Boys' Team, 33rd Junior National Archery Championships, New Delhi, India 2010

Awards

• The Times of India TOISA Archer of the Year: 2021^[14]