Naresh Kalwaniya

{{Short description|Indian rower (born 1999)}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}

Naresh Kalwaniya (born 15 August 1999) is an Indian rower from Rajasthan. He is named in the Indian rowing team for the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2023-09-19 |title=India Rowing squad for Asian Games 2022: Squad, team news, performance before Hangzhou |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/asian-games/asian-games-2023-india-rowing-squad-full-list-of-athletes-hangzhou-2022-sport-medal-history/article67212255.ece |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2023-07-03 |title=Asian Games |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/rowing/article67037448.ece |access-date=2023-10-01 |issn=0971-751X}} He competes in the men's eight event. He was part of the team that won the silver medal in the men's quadruple sculls at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.{{Cite web |title=Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian athlete Punit Kumar bags silver medal in men's coxed eight event {{!}} Sports - Times of India Videos |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/sports/other-sports/hangzhou-asian-games-indian-rowers-bags-silver-medal-in-mens-coxed-eight-team-event/videoshow/103905749.cms |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2023-09-24 |title="Achieved everything we had worked hard for": Indian Rower Punit Kumar after winning silver in Men's Coxed Eight |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/achieved-everything-we-had-worked-hard-for-indian-rower-punit-kumar-after-winning-silver-in-mens-coxed-eight20230924142321/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=www.aninews.in}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Naresh Kalwaniya

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|Aug|15}}

| birth_place = Trilokpura (Nayan), Jaipur , Rajasthan

| nationality = Indian

| height = 186 cm

| weight = 75 kg

| module = {{Infobox military person

| embed = yes

| allegiance = {{flag|India}}

| branch = {{army|India}}

| serviceyears = 2017–present

| rank = 25px Subedar

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| country = India

| sport = Rowing

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}}

{{Medal|Silver|2022 Hangzhou| Men's Eight}}

{{Medal|Competition|National Games of India}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Gujarat|Coxless four}}

{{Medal|Competition|National Championships of India}}

{{Medal|Silver|2022 Pune|Coxless four}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Pune|Men's Eight}}

{{Medal|Silver|2024 Pune|Men's Eight}}

{{Medal|Competition|Open Sprint National Rowing Championships of India}}

{{Medal|Silver|2022 Pune|Coxless four}}

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The Indian team consisted of Neeraj Maan, Naresh Kalwaniya, Neetish Kumar, Charanjeet Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar and Ashish Guliyan. Dhananjay Pande was the coxswain of the team. All the Indian team members are from the Indian Army and have trained at the Army Rowing Node facility in Pune for over a year.