Personal Profile About Rohit Yadav
Rohit Yadav is an Indian javelin thrower from Dabhiya village in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. He reached the 2022 World Athletics Championships final and finished 10th with 78.72 metres. He won bronze at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya with a throw of 84.35 metres.
Rohit Yadav Javelin Throw
Rohit Yadav javelin throw career began when his father introduced him to the event at around age 14. He initially trained with a bamboo javelin. In 2017, NADA sanctioned him for an anti-doping rule violation involving stanozolol, with one year of ineligibility from May 22, 2017. A right-elbow ligament injury later required surgery in 2023 and kept him out of major events. He returned to competition and raised his personal best to 87.68 metres in Bhubaneswar on August 22, 2026.
Rohit Yadav Age
Rohit Yadav age is 25 Years. He was born on June 6, 2001. World Athletics lists the same date of birth on his official athlete profile.
Rohit Yadav Height
Rohit Yadav height is not confirmed by the reliable official athletics records reviewed for this profile. World Athletics does not list his height. Figures reported on unofficial biography websites should therefore not be presented as verified measurements.
Rohit Yadav Family
Rohit Yadav family comes from Dabhiya village in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Sabhajeet Yadav, has an athletics background and introduced Rohit to javelin. His mother is Pushpa. Rohit has an elder brother, Rahul, and a younger brother, Rohan, who have also competed in javelin.