Gagan Narang
Gagan Narang (born 6 May 1983) is an Indian sportsman. His is best known as an shooter (marksman) who competed in three Summer Olympic Games.[2]
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Early life
He was born in Chennai on 6 May 1983 and his ancestors belonged to Samalkha in Panipat district in Haryana. Gagan was born in Madras in Tamil Nadu.[2] He was raised in Hyderabad.
International competitions
Gagan Narang is a gold medalist in the Afro Asian games, 2003 in Hyderabad on October 26, 2003 in Men's 10m air rifle competition.[3] He also won gold medals in the Commonwealth Games in 2006[4] and 2010.[5]
Gagan Narang won the bronze medal[6][6][7][8] in the 10m air rifle event at the 2012 London Olympics
ISSF World Medal Tally
| No. | Event | Championship | Year | Place | Medal |
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| 1 | 10 metre air rifle | ISSF World Shooting Championships | 2010 | Munich | 
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| 3 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | ISSF World Cup | 2009 | Changwon | 
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| 4 | 10m air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2009 | Changwon |
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| 5 | 10 metre air rifle | ISSF World Cup Final | 2008 | Bangkok |
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| 6 | 10m air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2008 | Beijing |
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| 7 | 10m air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2006 | Guangzhou |
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World record
| Current world records held in men's 10 metre air rifle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Qualification | 600 |  Tevarit Majchacheep (THA) Denis Sokolov (RUS) Gagan Narang (IND) Gagan Narang (IND) Zhu Qinan (CHN)
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January 27, 2000 March 1, 2008 November 5, 2008 October 6, 2010 September 22, 2011 |
Langkawi (MAS) Winterthur (SUI) Bangkok (THA) New Delhi (IND) Wrocław (POL) |
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| Final | 703.8 | Zhu Qinan (CHN) (600+103.8)
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September 22, 2011 | Wrocław (POL) | ||
Gagan Narang Media
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.
Related pages
References
- ↑ Who is Gagan Narang. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231104/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Who-is-Gagan-Narang/Article1-608482.aspx. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), Gagan Narang Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ "Gagan Narang wins India's first gold". October 26, 2003. a rediff.com article about Afro-Asian Games
- ↑ "Who is Gagan Narang," Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine Hindustan Times (India). October 5, 2010; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ "Gagan Narang set to get Khel Ratna, Arjuna for Zaheer," Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine Times of India. July 20, 2011; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gagan Narang wins India's first medal at London 2012 Olympics. http://olympicsmedaltally.com/gagan-narang-wins-indias-first-medal-at-london-2012-olympics.html. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ Gagan Narang wins Bronze at London Olympic 2012. JolChobi. July 30, 2012. http://news.jolchobi.com/2012/07/gagan-narang-wins-olympic-bronze.html. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ London2012.com, Gagan Narang Archived 2013-01-03 at Archive.today; retrieved 2012-8-15.
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