Saurabh Chaudhary
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, Uttar Pradesh. He comes from a family of farmers living in Yamuna and Gangatic plains of western UP. His father is Jagmohan Singh. He took up shooting at 13 and practised daily, traveling 15 km each way on buses.
Career
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.[6]
2019
In February he won the gold medal at ISSF World Cup in Delhi.[7]
In April, he participated in Mixed Team 10m pistol with Manu Bhaker and won gold at ISSF World Cup in Beijing.
In May he won gold and broke the world and junior records in 10m pistol ISSF World Cup in Munich.[8]
2020
In January 2020,he won 63rd gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship.in men's 10 metre air pistol.[9]
International career
Summer Olympic Games
Year | Championship | Venue | Event | Rank | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aries | 10m air pistol | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
score:581,Final:245.5 |
Changwon | Mixed team 10m air pistol | ![]() |
score:761,Final:407.3 |
Asian Games
Year | Championship | Venue | Event | Rank | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 2018 Asian Games | Palembang | 10m air pistol | ![]() |
score:586,Final:240.7 |
World Cup
10 Meter Air Pistol
Year | Championships | Venue | Event | Rank | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | ISSF World Cup | New Delhi | 10m air pistol | ![]() |
Score:587,Final:245.0WR |
Munich | 10m air pistol | ![]() |
score:586,Final:246.3WR Jr. Sr. | ||
Rio de Janeiro | 10m air pistol | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Score:583,Final:243.7 |
Mixed Team
Year | Championships | Venue | Event | Rank | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | ISSF World Cup | New Delhi | Mixed team 10m air pistol | ![]() |
Score:767,Final:478.9 |
Beijing | Mixed team 10m air pistol | ![]() |
Score:482,Final16 | ||
Munich | Mixed team 10m air pistol | ![]() |
score:591,Final:17 | ||
Rio de Janeiro | Mixed team 10m air pistol | ![]() |
Score:-,Final:17 | ||
2019 | ISSF World Cup Final | Putian | Mixed team 10m air pistol | ![]() |
score:389,Final:13 |
2018 | Junior World Cup | Suhl | Mixed team 10m air pistol | ![]() |
Score:767,Final:478.9 |
References
- "Athletes Saurabh Chaudhary". asiangames2018.id. Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- "Asian Games 2018: Who is Saurabh Chaudhary?". indianexpress.com. Indian Express. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- "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.
- "ISSF Junior World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary sets junior world record, wins gold". indianexpress.com. Indian Express. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- "Saurabh Chaudhary shoots down junior record for gold at ISSF World Championships". indiatimes.com. Times of India. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- "Shooting World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary breaks World Record to win 10m air pistol gold, secures Olympic quota – Times of India". timesofindia.com.
- "Shooting World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary breaks World Record to win 10m air pistol gold, secures Olympic quota – Times of India". timesofindia.com.
- "ISSF World Cup, Munich 2019: Result 10m Air Pistol Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- Srinivasan, Kamesh. "Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold in National Shooting Championship". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
- Sharma, Sourabh (1 April 2019). "17 वर्षीय किसान का बेटा जिसने बड़ा सपना देखा और उसे जीता: सौरभ चौधरी 0". Khel Khiladi. Retrieved 21 July 2019.