Dutee Chand Age, Wiki and Bio

Dutee Chand

Quick Info

ProfessionAthlete
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth03/02/1996
Age28 years
BirthplaceJajpur District, Odisha

Bio/Wiki

ProfessionAthlete
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth03/02/1996
BirthplaceJajpur District, Odisha
HometownChaka Gopalpur Village, Odisha

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 6"
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolLocal School of Chaka Gopalpur Village, Odisha
College/UniversityKIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Educational QualificationBachelors of Law from KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar in 2013
ReligionHinduism
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian

Personal Life

Date of Birth3 February 1996
BirthplaceJajpur District, Odisha
Zodiac signAquarius
NationalityIndian
HometownChaka Gopalpur Village, Odisha

Relationships & More

Sexual OrientationLesbian
Marital StatusUnmarried
Girlfriend/PartnerName not known, 19-year-old girl from her village

Family

FatherChakradhar Chand (Weaver)
MotherAkhuji Chand (Weaver)
Siblings
BrotherRabindra Chand
Sisters
  • Saraswati Chand (Elder)
  • Sanjulata Chand (Elder)
  • Anjana Chand (Younger)
  • Pratima Chand (Younger)
  • Aliva Chand (Younger)

Career

ProfessionAthlete (Sprinter) & Ticket Collector at Central Railway Mumbai
ClubOdisha Mining Corporation
CoachRamesh Nagapuri
Medals
Gold
  • In 200 m at the 2014 Taipei Asian Junior Athletics Championships
  • In 4×400 m at the 2014 Taipei Asian Junior Athletics Championships
  • In 100 m at the 2019 XXX Summer Universiade, held in Naples, Italy
Silver
  • In 100 m at the 2016 Guwahati South Asian Games
  • In 100 m at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games
  • In 200 m at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games
Bronze
  • In 200 m at the 2013 Pune Asian Championships
  • In 200 m at the 2016 Guwahati South Asian Games
  • In 100 m at the 2017 Bhubaneswar Asian Championships
  • In 4×100 m at the 2017 Bhubaneswar Asian Championships
  • In 200 m at the 2019 Doha Asian Championships

Style Quotient

Car Collection
  • Tata Nano (2013 Model)
  • BMW 5-Series
  • Mahindra XUV-500
  • Ford Aspire (2018 Model)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Dutee Chand successfully challenged the International Association of Athletics Federation's rule on hyperandrogenism.
In 2013, she won a Tata Nano car at the School Nationals.
She is India's pioneering openly gay athlete and received widespread support for sharing her relationship.
On July 10, 2019, she made history as the first Indian to claim a Gold medal in the 100m event at the 30th Summer University Games in Naples, Italy.
Dutee Chand holds the distinction of breaking her own records seven times, setting a precedent for Indian athletes.