Birthdays on 20 February

Ki Bo-Bae, born on 20 February 1988, is an archer from South Korea. The highest world ranking (women’s individual recurve ranking) achieved by her is No. 1 which she achieved in 2011 and became the ninth woman to do so.

A glimpse of some of her career Achievements:-

• Bagged gold medals in the individual and team events in 2012 and a gold medal and a bronze medal in the team and individual events in 2016 at the Winter Olympics held in London and Rio de Janeiro respectively
• Earned five gold medals and two bronze medals at the World Archery Championships in the years 2011, 2013 and 2015
• Won three gold medals in 2011 and two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade

Born on 20th February 1994, in Jammu and Kashmir, Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh is an Indian wushu practitioner who burst into the international fame when he earned a bronze medal at the World Wushu Championships of 2015. He serves in the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Achievements:-

• Won a bronze medal in men's 60 kg sanda event at the Asian Games of 2018, held in Jakarta
• Earned bronze medals in the World Wushu Championships of 2015 and 2017, held in Jakarta and Kazan, respectively
• Bagged a gold medal in the South Asian Games of 2016, held in Guwahati-Shillong
• Bagged a gold medal in men's below 60 kg category at the 25th Senior National Wushu Championship in 2017, held in Ranchi
• Earned a bronze medal in men's below 48 kg category at the 24th Senior National Wushu Championship of 2015, held in Chandigarh. The same year, he earned another bronze medal in the Paras Cup Wushu Championship, held in Iran.
• Bagged a silver medal at the 12th Hong Kong International Wushu Championship in 2014

Charles Wade Barkley was born on 20th February 1963. He is a retired professional basketball player from America and is currently employed as an analyst for the television program Inside the NBA.

His Achievements:-

• Won the SEC Player of the Year award in 1984
• Entitled as the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player of the Year award in 1991
• Bagged a gold medal at the 1992 FIBA Americas Championships, held in Portland
• Bagged a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, held in Barcelona, Spain
• Won the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year award in 1993
• Clinched a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, held in Atlanta
• Twice inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 for his individual career and in 2010 as a member of the “Dream Team”

Philip Anthony "Phil" Esposito was born on 20th February 1942. He is a former professional ice hockey executive, coach, and a player from Canada. Currently, he is working as a Canadian broadcaster.

His Achievements:-

• Won the Art Ross Trophy consecutively six times from 1968 to1974 being the top regular season scorer
• Won the Stanley Cup Trophy for NHL season 1969-70 and 1971-72
• Received the Lou Marsh Trophy as the Canadian Athlete of the Year in 1972
• Received the Lester B. Pearson Award in the National Hockey League season 1972-73 being the most outstanding player
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984
• Ranked World number 18 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players in the year 1998
• His name was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2004
• Inducted into the Sault Ste Marie Walk of Fame in 2007

Born on 20th February 1990 in Punjab, Sawarn Singh is an Indian rower who predominantly participates in single scull events.

His Achievements:-

• Secured the 17th position at the 2011 World Rowing Championship that was held in Slovenia
• Won a gold medal at the 2011 National Games for Men’s Singles Sculls event, held in Jharkhand
• Secured the 16th position at the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London
• Successfully acquired the first position winning a gold medal at the 2013 Asian Senior Championship, held in China
• Secured a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games, held in South Korea
• In the year 2015, he was honored with Arjuna Award by the Government of India for his sincere efforts in rowing