DP Manu is an Indian track and field athlete known for specializing in javelin throw. |
In 2022, he achieved a personal best of 84.35 meters in javelin throw, winning the Inter-State Championships in Chennai and ranking as the fourth-best Indian javelin thrower. |
His parents, who have a coffee farm in Karnataka, are farmers. |
He emerged victorious at the Indian National Championships in June 2022 and secured fifth place at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. |
Throughout 2022, he consistently threw javelins over 80 meters in five out of nine competitions. |
During the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok in July 2023, he clinched a silver medal by throwing over 81 meters. |
At the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in 2023, his impressive throw of 81.31 meters in the qualification round earned him a spot in the finals where he finished sixth with a throw of 84.14 meters. |
Starting from 2020, DP Manu has been under the guidance of coach Kashinath Naik in Pune, who is a bronze medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. |