Satyadev Prasad (born 19 September 1979) is an athlete from

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. He competes in

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. Prasad competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the round of 16. The third match was Prasad's downfall, as he lost to 1st-ranked

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in a thrilling match that went down to the last round. Prasad placed 10th overall. Prasad got 2018-Dyanchand award in the Archery and he will receive the award on 25 September 2018. Prasad was also a member of the 11th-place Indian men's archery team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won Bronze Medal in the Asian Team Championship held in Malaysia. Participated in the Rome World Championship 1999, Beijing World Championship 2001 and New York World Championship 2003. He has completed his graduation (B.P.Ed.) and Post-Graduation (M.P.Ed.) from Noida College of Physical Education, Dadri.

Personal life

Satyadev Prasad was born in Nizamabad,

Azamgarh Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located east of the st ...

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, India. He began playing the game of Archery at quite an early age. Inspired by the success of Limba Ram, the celebrated Archer, he strived hard to rise in the sport.

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