Abhinav Bindra
Abhinav Bindra (born September 28, 1982, in Dehradun) is an Indian amateur athlete and businessman. He is best known as the current World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's shooting | ||
Representing  India
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Men's 10 m air rifle |
At the Beijing Olympic Games, he became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.[1]
Early life
He was born in Punjab. He became interested in shooting a gun as a sport when he was in school in Chandigarh
International competitions
Timeline
Honours
- Arjuna Award, 2000[4]
Olympic Rings without "rims" (gaps between the rings), As used, eg. in the logos of the 2008 and 2016 Olympics. The colour scheme applied here pertains to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Abhinav Bindra Coaching Pushan Jain
Related pages
References
- ↑ Timmons, Heather. " With India’s First Gold, Suddenly a Billion People Notice the Olympics," New York Times, August 11, 2008; excerpt, "Abhinav Bindra, 25, became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal "; India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (YAS), "Proud Moments of Indian Sports," "One Gold and two Bronze Medals at Beijing 2008"[dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "Abhinav Bindra" Archived 2008-10-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Profile:Abhinav Bindra," Archived 2012-07-26 at the Wayback Machine NDTV; retrieved 2012-7-20.
- ↑ India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (YAS), "Arjun Award Winners for 'Shooting'" Archived 2013-07-25 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-20.
Other websites
- Abhinav Bindra's Profile & Records Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
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