Saurabh Chaudhary

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Saurabh Chaudhary
The Gold Medal Winner Saurabh Choudhary (Allahabad) in the 10M Air Pistol event for boys, in New Delhi on February 04, 2018.jpg
Chaudhary in 2018
Personal information
Full nameSaurabh Chaudhary
NationalityIndian
Born (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 19)[1]
Kalina, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height5 ft 8-in
Weight60 Kg
Sport
CountryIndia
SportShooting
Event(s)AP60 APMIX
ClubVeer Sahamal Rifle Club
TeamBinauli (Baghpat)
Coached byAmit Sheoran
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Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games - – –
Youth Olympic Games 1 – –
World Junior Championship 1 1 1
World Cup 8 3 2
Asian Games 1 – –
Asian Championships – 2 –
Junior World Cup 3 – –
Total 14 6 3


ISSF World Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Changwon
Silver medal – second place 2018 Changwon 10m air team mens
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Changwon
ISSF World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2021 New Delhi 10m air pistol men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Osijek 10m air pistol men
Silver medal – second place 2021 Osijek 10m air pistol mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 New Delhi 10m air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 New Delhi 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place 2019 New Delhi 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place 2019 Munich 10m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rio de Janeiro 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place 2019 New Delhi Mixed Team 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place 2019 Beijing Mixed Team 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place 2019 Munich Mixed Team 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rio de Janeiro Mixed Team 10m air pistol
Silver medal – second place 2019 Putian
Asian Shooting Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 10m air pistol mixed team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Palembang 10 m air pistol
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires 10 m air pistol
ISSF Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suhl 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suhl Mixed team 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suhl 10m air pistol team junior
Updated on 13 November 2018.

Saurabh Chaudhary (born 12 May 2002) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in 10 m Air Pistol. He was the youngest Indian gold medalist at the Asian Games. He had earlier won gold medals and set a new junior world record in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. He is the only Indian shooter to win a gold medal in ISSF World Championship, ISSF World Cup, Youth Olympic Games, Asian Games and Asian Air Gun Championship.[2][3][4] He broke his own world record with a score of 245.5 and claimed gold in Junior Men 10m Air Pistol at 2018 World Championship in Changwon, Korea.[5]

Early life[]

He was born in Kalina village in district Meerut of western Uttar Pradesh (India). He comes from a family of farmers living in Yamuna and Gangatic plains of western UP. His father is Jagmohan Singh Siwach. He took up shooting at 13 and practised daily, traveling 15 km each way on buses to his club run by Aryangateways Sports Foundation.[6] His coach Amit Sheoran[7] identified his talent and groomed him from grassroot level.

Career[]

ISSF World Cup, Saurabh Chaudhary bagged Bronze in the men's 10m air pistol event.[8]

The 19 years old scored 220 in the final after qualifying with a score of 581.[8]

At the age of 16 years, he won Gold n 10m air pistol at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. And shooted 244.2 to finish on top ahead of South Korea's Sung Yunho (236.7) and Switzerland's Solari Jason (215.6), who bagged silver and bronze respectively.[9]

2018[]

Chaudhary became the youngest Indian shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. He participated in the Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Argentina and won gold. He won three golds in the Asian Airgun Championship in 2018:the 10m air pistol competition, the team competition and in the mixed team 10m pistol.[10]

2019[]

In February he won the gold medal at ISSF World Cup in Delhi.[11]

In April, he participated in Mixed Team 10m pistol with Manu Bhaker and won gold at ISSF World Cup in Beijing.[citation needed]

In May he won gold and broke the world and junior records in 10m pistol ISSF World Cup in Munich.[12]

2020[]

In January 2020,he won 63rd gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship.in men's 10 metre air pistol.[13]

International career[]

Summer Olympic Games[]

Year Championship Venue Event Rank Score
2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:580,Final:244.2

World Championship[]

Year Championships Venue Event Rank Note
2017 World Junior Championships Suhl 10m air pistol 4th Score:578,Final:198.0
2018 World Junior Championships Changwon 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) score:581,Final:245.5
Changwon Mixed team 10m air pistol 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) score:761,Final:407.3

Asian Games[]

Year Championship Venue Event Rank Score
2018 2018 Asian Games Palembang 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) score:586,Final:240.7

World Cup[]

10 Meter Air Pistol[]

Year Championships Venue Event Rank Score
2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi 10m air pistol 2nd Score:587,Final:243.2
2019 ISSF World Cup ISSF World Cup New Delhi 10m air pistol 1st Score:587,Final:245.0WR
Munich 10m air pistol 1st score:586,Final:246.3WR Jr. Sr.
Rio de Janeiro 10m air pistol 3rd score:584,Final:221.9
2019 ISSF World Cup Final Putian 10m air pistol 6th Score:581,Final:159.8
2018 Junior World Cup Suhl 10m air pistol 1st Score:583,Final:243.7

Mixed Team[]

Year Championships Venue Event Rank Score
2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:384,Final:16
2019 ISSF World Cup ISSF World Cup New Delhi Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:767,Final:478.9
Beijing Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:482,Final16
Munich Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) score:591,Final:17
Rio de Janeiro Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:-,Final:17
2019 ISSF World Cup Final Putian Mixed team 10m air pistol 2nd place, silver medalist(s) score:389,Final:13
2018 Junior World Cup Suhl Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:767,Final:478.9

References[]

  1. ^ "Athletes Saurabh Chaudhary". asiangames2018.id. Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Asian Games 2018: Who is Saurabh Chaudhary?". indianexpress.com. Indian Express. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Asian Games 2018: Saurabh Chaudhary clinches gold, Abhishek Verma bronze in 10m Air Pistol shooting". hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ^ "ISSF Junior World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary sets junior world record, wins gold". indianexpress.com. Indian Express. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Saurabh Chaudhary shoots down junior record for gold at ISSF World Championships". indiatimes.com. Times of India. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Home". Aryan Gateways. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. ^ , Wikipedia, 14 September 2020, retrieved 4 February 2021
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tokyo 2020: Olympic-bound shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bags bronze for India at ISSF World Cup". India Today. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Youth Olympics: 16-year-old shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bags gold". India Today. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Shooting World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary breaks World Record to win 10m air pistol gold, secures Olympic quota – Times of India". timesofindia.com.
  11. ^ "Shooting World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary breaks World Record to win 10m air pistol gold, secures Olympic quota – Times of India". timesofindia.com.
  12. ^ "ISSF World Cup, Munich 2019: Result 10m Air Pistol Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  13. ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh. "Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold in National Shooting Championship". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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