Indian businessman and retired professional shooter (born 1982)
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Abhinav Bindra
Bindra in 2011
Personal information
Full name
Abhinav Apjit Bindra
Nationality
Indian
Born
(1982-09-28) 28 September 1982 (age 41)[1] Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Alma mater
The Doon School St. Stephen's School, Chandigarh University of Colorado
Occupation(s)
Fmr Sport shooter, Businessman
Height
173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight
65.5 kg (144 lb)
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing India
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Olympic Games
1
–
–
World Shooting Championships
1
–
–
Asian Games
–
1
2
Commonwealth Games
4
2
1
Total
6
3
3
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing
10 m air rifle
World Championships
2006 Zagreb
10 m Air Rifle
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester
10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
2006 Melbourne
10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
2010 Delhi
10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
2014 Glasgow
10m Air Rifle
2002 Manchester
10m Air Rifle (Singles)
2010 Delhi
10m Air Rifle
2006 Melbourne
10m Air Rifle (Singles)
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou
10m Air Rifle (Team)
2014 Incheon
10m Air Rifle (Team)
2014 Incheon
Men's 10m Air Rifle
Abhinav Apjit Bindra (born 28 September 1982) is an Indian Olympic gold medallist, retired sport shooter, and businessman.[1] He is the first and one of only two Indians to win an Individual Olympic Gold Medal.[2][3] He is the first Indian to have held concurrently the world and Olympic titles for the men's 10-meter air rifle event, having earned those honors at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships. Bindra has also won seven medals at the Commonwealth Games and three medals at the Asian Games.
With more than 150 medals in his 22-year career, he is the recipient of the Padma Bhushan from the Government of India[4] and is one of the top influencers of sport policy in the country.[citation needed]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Bindra finished fourth in the finals of the 10-meter air rifle event. He also served as a goodwill ambassador for the Rio 2016 Olympics Indian contingent, having been appointed to that post by the Indian Olympics Association (IOA). On 5 September 2016, he announced his retirement.[5]
Bindra's primary outreach to Indian sports is through the Abhinav Bindra Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to integrate sports, science, and technology into Indian sports and encourage high-performance physical training.[citation needed]
In 2018, Abhinav was bestowed with the prestigious Blue Cross, the ISSF's highest honor.[6][7]
Bindra is also currently a member of the IOC Athletes' Commission.[8]
Abhinav Bindra, the Indian Olympic champion, is set to carry the Olympic torch at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. This prestigious honor comes as part of the Olympic torch relay happening from April 16 to July 26.[1]
^ ab"Athlete Biography: Abhinav Bindra". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009.
^"Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
^"Medalists – India". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 14 August 2008.
^"Bindra gets Padma Bhushan; Padma Shri for Dhoni, Bhajji, Advani". The Times of India. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^"A legend rides into the sunset – Olympian Abhinav Bindra retires". sportscafe.in. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^"Raninder and Bindra get awards". The Hindu. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^"Abhinav Bindra becomes first Indian to get highest shooting". The Times of India. TOI. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^"Athletes' Commission". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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