Kartik Kumar
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| Born | 12 May 1999 Shimlana, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Branch | Indian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Havildar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Jat Regiment | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 10,000 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kartik Kumar (born 12 May 1999) is an Indian long-distance runner. He won the silver medal in the men's 10,000 m event at the 2022 Asian Games.
In November 2025, Kumar was issued with a three-year ban backdated to April 2025 by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for methandienone, stanozolol, clostebol, and testosterone. The out-of-competition tests took place in Colorado Springs, United States in early 2025.