Atanu Das

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Atanu Das

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| nationality = Indian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|04|05}}

| birth_place = Baranagar, West Bengal, India

| occupation = Sportsperson

| employer = BPCL

| spouse = Deepika Kumari{{cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/archer-deepika-kumari-ties-the-knot-with-atanu-das-jharkhand-cm-hemant-soren-blesses-couple-2292905.html |title=Archer Deepika Kumari ties the knot with Atanu Das, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren blesses couple |website=www.zeenews.india.com |date=1 July 2020 |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724162327/https://zeenews.india.com/archer-deepika-kumari-ties-the-knot-with-atanu-das-jharkhand-cm-hemant-soren-blesses-couple-2292905.html |url-status=live }}

| sport = Archery

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's recurve archery}}

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

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.{{cite web|title = Atanu Das|url = http://worldarchery.org/athlete/7295/atanu-das|website = World Archery|accessdate = 2015-11-03|archive-date = 18 August 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160818063409/https://worldarchery.org/athlete/7295/atanu-das|url-status = live}}

Das won the bronze medal, with Deepika Kumari, in the 2013 World Cup mixed team event organized in Colombia.{{cite web|title = Bharat Petroleum Corporation Directors Report {{!}} Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd Directors Report|url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/bharat-petroleum-corporation-ltd/directorsreport/companyid-11941.cms|website = economictimes.indiatimes.com|accessdate = 2015-11-26|archive-date = 17 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117071633/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/bharat-petroleum-corporation-ltd/directorsreport/companyid-11941.cms|url-status = live}}

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.{{Cite web|date=June 27, 2021|title=Archery World Cup: Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das win gold in mixed team recurve event|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/deepika-kumari-atanu-das-win-gold-in-mixed-team-recurve-event-archery-world-cup-1819982-2021-06-27|access-date=2021-07-25|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627191830/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/deepika-kumari-atanu-das-win-gold-in-mixed-team-recurve-event-archery-world-cup-1819982-2021-06-27|url-status=live}}

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 [https://goodmorningmumbai.in/atanu-das-defeated-the-gold-medalist-of-2012-london-olympic-jin-hyek/ 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.{{Cite web|date=June 28, 2020|first=Satyajeet|last=Kumar|title=Safety measures top priority as Indian archers Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das prepare to tie the knot on June 30|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/indian-archers-deepika-kumari-atanu-das-to-get-married-on-june-30-strict-social-distancing-guidelines-1694925-2020-06-28|access-date=2021-07-25|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712223638/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/indian-archers-deepika-kumari-atanu-das-to-get-married-on-june-30-strict-social-distancing-guidelines-1694925-2020-06-28|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das to get married on June 30|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/archery/deepika-kumari-atanu-das-wedding-ceremony-june-30-covid-19-social-distancing-menu-arjun-munda/article31932717.ece|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Sportstar|date=27 June 2020 |language=en|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518074043/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/archery/deepika-kumari-atanu-das-wedding-ceremony-june-30-covid-19-social-distancing-menu-arjun-munda/article31932717.ece|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Archery's Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das get married!|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/indian-archers-atanu-das-deepika-kumari-wedding-lockdown-india/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Olympic Channel|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112225645/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/indian-archers-atanu-das-deepika-kumari-wedding-lockdown-india/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-29|title=Indian archers Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das to tie knot on June 30, pre-wedding rituals begin|url=https://zeenews.india.com/other-sports/indian-archers-deepika-kumari-atanu-das-to-tie-knot-on-june-30-pre-wedding-rituals-begin-2292509.html|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Zee News|language=en|archive-date=24 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724153420/https://zeenews.india.com/other-sports/indian-archers-deepika-kumari-atanu-das-to-tie-knot-on-june-30-pre-wedding-rituals-begin-2292509.html|url-status=live}}

Other achievements

{{Silver2}} Recurve Men's Individual, Senior National Archery Championships, India 2014{{Cite news|title = National archery: Maiden title for Dindor|url = http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/national-archery-maiden-title-for-dindor/article6517143.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2014-10-19|access-date = 2015-11-03|issn = 0971-751X|language = en|archive-date = 18 March 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210318004036/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/national-archery-maiden-title-for-dindor/article6517143.ece|url-status = live}}
{{Bronze3}} Recurve Men's Team, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013. [with Rahul Banerjee and Binod Swansi]{{cite web|title = The Southeast Asian Games - News: 1st Asian Archery Grand Prix (World Ranking Tournament)|url = http://southeastasiansports.blogspot.in/2013/03/1st-asian-archery-grand-prix-world.html|accessdate = 2015-11-26|first = Sports|last = Minded|archive-date = 26 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151126180147/http://southeastasiansports.blogspot.in/2013/03/1st-asian-archery-grand-prix-world.html|url-status = live}}
{{Bronze3}} Recurve Mixed Team, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013 [with Bombayla Devi Laishram].
{{Bronze3}} Recurve Men's Individual, Asian Archery Grand Prix, Thailand, 2013.
{{Gold1}} Recurve Mixed Team, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011 [with Rimil Buriuly].{{cite web|title = Indian Archery|url = http://www.indianarchery.info/achivement.aspx|website = www.indianarchery.info|accessdate = 2015-11-03|archive-date = 26 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151126164317/http://www.indianarchery.info/achivement.aspx|url-status = live}}
{{Bronze3}} Bronze Medalist, Recurve Men's Team, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011
{{Gold1}} Recurve Men's Individual, 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011{{cite web|title = International Achievements : Archery Association of India|url = http://www.indianarchery.info/htdocs/achvmnts.htm|website = www.indianarchery.info|accessdate = 2015-11-26|archive-date = 4 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025945/http://www.indianarchery.info/htdocs/achvmnts.htm|url-status = live}}
{{Gold1}} Recurve Men's Team, 34th National Games, Jamshedpur, India 2011{{cite web|title = Indian Archery|url = http://www.indianarchery.info/results.aspx|website = www.indianarchery.info|accessdate = 2015-11-03|archive-date = 22 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151022043802/http://www.indianarchery.info/results.aspx|url-status = live}}
{{Bronze3}} Recurve Men's Team, 31st Sahara Senior National Archery Championships, Vijaywada, India 2011
{{Silver2}} Recurve Junior Men's Team Men, Youth World Championship, Poland 2011
{{Gold1}} Recurve Boys' Team, 33rd Junior National Archery Championships, New Delhi, India 2010

Awards

The Times of India TOISA Archer of the Year: 2021{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toisa-2021-neeraj-chopra-headlines-the-list-of-winners/articleshow/94847901.cms|title=TOISA 2021: Neeraj Chopra headlines the list of winners|date=14 October 2021|access-date=26 October 2022|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230605130659/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toisa-2021-neeraj-chopra-headlines-the-list-of-winners/articleshow/94847901.cms|archive-date=5 June 2023|location=New Delhi|url-status=live}}