Shweta Chaudhary

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Shweta Chaudhary
Shweta Chaudhary with medal.jpg
Chaudhary at the 2014 Asian Games
Personal information
Birth nameShweta Chaudhary
Full nameShweta Singh
National team India
Born (1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 (age 35)
Faridabad, Haryana
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma mater
  • [1]
  • Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Public School[citation needed]
  • Lady Shri Ram College for Women[citation needed]
Years active1998–present
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spouse(s)
Singh Prashant
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(m. 2013)​
Sport
Country India
SportShooting
Rank6 (1 April 2010)
Event(s)
  • 10 metre air pistol
  • 25 metre pistol
Coached by
  • Lim Jang Soo
  • Ramesh Chaudhary
  • Prashant Singh
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Medal record
Representing  India
Shooting
Asian Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place
Bronze medal – third place
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place
Bronze medal – third place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Silver medal – second place 2011 Kuwait 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Silver medal – second place
Silver medal – second place
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Doha 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Nanjing 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Bronze medal – third place
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Commonwealth Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Silver medal – second place
Silver medal – second place
Bronze medal – third place
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Bronze medal – third place
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok
Hungarian Open
Silver medal – second place
Silver medal – second place
Silver medal – second place
Bronze medal – third place
Silver medal – second place
Grand prix
Silver medal – second place
Silver medal – second place
Bronze medal – third place
Bronze medal – third place
Bronze medal – third place
Gold medal – first place
Silver medal – second place
Silver medal – second place

Shweta Chaudhry (born 3 July 1986) is an Indian shooter who competes in the 10 metre air pistol and 25 metre sports pistol events.[2][3][4]

Chaudhary winning gold and silver medals at the 8th Asian Airgun Championship 2015

In 2014, at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Chaudhary won the bronze medal in the women's air pistol event, having scored 176.4 points in the final, which was the first medal won by India in the games.[5][6]

In 2009, at 2009 Asian Air Gun Championships in Doha, Chaudhary won a bronze medal in air pistol event having 381 points in the final.[7]

Career[]

Chaudhary has been a practicing shooter since 1997 when she was in 5th standard. Within a year, she made it to the senior national team. In 2000, at the age of 14, she became the senior national champion with a record breaking results.[citation needed] She played for Haryana state until she was supported by ONGC in 2006. Chaudhary, along with Sheila Kanungo, won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester.

Chaudhary's other notable achievements include winning a silver medal (team) at the 15th Asian Games in 2006. She also won an individual bronze medal at the Asian Games held at Incheon in 2014.[8] She won an individual silver medal at the 8th Asian Airgun Shooting Championship in New Delhi, India in September 2015.

Chaudhary is six-time national champion in air pistol and has accumulated about 117 national and 43 international medals, including 3 gold medals at the SAF Games 2004 in Pakistan, 3 gold medals at the 8th Commonwealth Shooting championship at New Delhi in 2010, where she won an individual gold medal, an individual badge medal, and a and pair event with Pushpanjali Rana. She won 2 gold medals (individual and team) at the 12th SAF Games 2016 in Guwahati, India. She has been supported by Olympic Gold Quest.

Award[]

In 2004, the government of Haryana accredited Chaudhary with the Bhim Award for excellence in pistol shooting.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "बेटी को एशियाड में मिला मेडल तो घर में छाई खुशी की खुमारी, देखें जश्न की तस्वीरें" [Shweta Chaudhary Won Bronze Medal In Asiad Games, Faridabad Haryana]. bhaskar.com (in Hindi). 21 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Shweta Chaudhary". OlympicGoldQuest.in. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ^ DelhiSeptember 22, IndiaToday in New. "Red tape woes: 4 Indian shooters offloaded from flight to Asian Games". India Today (22 September 2014).
  4. ^ Chaudhary, Swetha. "Asian Games bronze redemption for Shweta Chaudhary - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Asian Games: Shooter Shweta Chaudhry Bags India's First Medal". NDTV.com. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. ^ Chaudhary, Shweta (20 September 2014). "17th Asian Games: Shooter Shweta Chaudhry wins bronze in 10m Air Pistol". The Economic Times.
  7. ^ "Indian Women Win Bronze at Asian Air Gun Meet". Rediff.com. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  8. ^ "Asian Games: Shooter Jitu Rai Bags Gold, Shweta Chaudhary Wins Bronze". Deccan Chronicle. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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