Avinash Sable (Indian Athlete) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Athlete
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	13/09/1994
Age	31 years
Birthplace	Mandwa, Beed district, Maharashtra

Latest News about Avinash Sable

12/07/2025

Avinash Sable was unable to complete his 3000m steeplechase race at the Monaco Diamond League after falling at the beginning of the event. He had hoped to finish in the top five but had to withdraw due to discomfort, with the severity of his injury currently unknown.

29/05/2025

Avinash Sable won a gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase event at the Asian Athletics Championship in Gumi, South Korea. He finished the race in 8 minutes 20.92 seconds, becoming the first Indian in 36 years to win gold in this event at the Asian Championships.

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Bio/Wiki

Full name	Avinash Mukund Sable

Physical Stats & More

Height	5'7"
Weight	60 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Personal Life

Date of Birth	13/09/1994
Age (as of 2022)	28 Years
Birthplace	Mandwa, Beed district, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mandwa, Beed district, Maharashtra

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried

Family

Father	Mukund Sable (farmer)
Mother	Vaishali Sable (farmer)

Career

Profession(s)

Athlete (3000m steeplechaser)
Naib Subedar in the Indian Army

Military Career

Service/Branch	Indian Army
Rank	Naib Subedar
Service Years	2012 - Present
Unit	5th Battalion of the Mahar Regiment

Track and field

International Debut

23rd Asian Athletics Championship 2019 in Doha

Coach(es)/Mentor(s)

Amrish Kumar
Nikolai Snesarev
Scott Simmons

Event(s)

3000m Steeplechase
5000m
Half Marathon

Records (main ones)

2019: National record of 8:28.94 minutes in 3000m steeplechase category at the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championship 2019 in Bhubaneswar
2020: National record of completing a half marathon with a clocked timing of 1:00:30sec at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2020
2022: National record in 5000m with a timing of 13:25.65 at the Sound Running Track meet in San Juan Capistrano
2022: National record at Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 with a clocked timing of 8:11.20 in the 3000m steeplechase category
2023: First Indian to win gold in the 3000m steeplechase event at the Asian Games 2023; he completed the race in 8:19.50 seconds
2022: National record of 8:12.48 in 3000m steeplechase at the Diamond League 2022 in Rabat

Medal(s)

Gold

2017: 57th National Open Athletics Championship 2017, Chennai
2018: Inter-Services meet 2018, Jalahalli, Bengaluru
2018: Indian Open Championship 2018, Bhubneshwar
2019: Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championship 2019, Patiala
2019: 69th Inter-Services Athletics Championship 2019 at the Army Sports Institute, Pune
2020: Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2020, New Delhi
2022: Indian Grand Prix-I Championship 2022, Patiala
2023: Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
2025: Asian Athletics Championship in Gumi, South Korea (3000m steeplechase)

Silver

2017: 67th Inter-Service Championship 2017, Jalahalli, Bengaluru
2019: IAAF World Athletics Championship 2019, Doha, Qatar
2019: 23rd Asian Athletics Championship, Doha
2022: Commonwealth Games 2022, Birmingham, UK
2023: Asian Games in Hangzhou, China (men’s 5000m)

Awards

2020: Sportsman of The Year in Athletics at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2020

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Avinash Sable is an Indian track and field athlete specialized in the 3000m steeplechase event.
2. He holds the rank of Naib Subedar in the Indian Army.
3. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Avinash Sable secured a silver medal in the 3000m steeplechase, completing the race in 8:11.20.
4. Avinash Sable made history by becoming the first non-Kenyan athlete to claim a medal in the steeplechase event at the Commonwealth Games since 1994.

Avinash Sable Athlete Indian Mandwa, Beed district, Maharashtra