Abhinav Bindra (born September 28, 1982) is an Indian shooter specializing in the 10 m Air Rifle event. At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games and first gold medal since 1980 for India by winning the gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event.
Abhinav Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Olympic Games. He won six gold medals at various international meets in 2001. In the 10 m Air rifle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, he won Gold in the Pairs event and Bronze in the individual event. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he broke the Olympic record but failed to win a medal. He is a recipient of the Arjuna award in 2001 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the year 2001-2002. Abhinav Bindra's potential talent was first spotted by his first coach Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon.
Apart from being a shooter, Abhinav Bindra holds an M.B.A. (Masters in Business Administration). He is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics, a PC games peripherals distributor based in Chandigarh. He studied at the Doon School, Dehradun till 10th standard and then left for St. Stephens school, Chandigarh to pursue shooting.
Medal record
Competitor for Flag of India India
Men's shooting
Olympic Games
Gold 2008 Beijing Men's 10 m air rifle
ISSF World Shooting Championships
Gold 2006 Zagreb Men's 10 m Air Rifle
Commonwealth Games
Silver 2002 Manchester Men's 10m Air Rifle
Gold 2002 Manchester Men's 10m Air Rifle
Bronze 2006 Melbourne Men's 10m Air Rifle
Gold 2006 Melbourne Men's 10m Air Rifle
Thanks, for setting a great precedence for the rest of Team India.... We hope the entire team India makes us proud the same way....
Good wishes to Abhinav, and good luck to all..
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