Apurvi Chandela

Apurvi Singh Chandela (born 4 January 1993) is an Indian Shooting player who competes in the 10 metre air rifle event. She won the gold medal in the 2019 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi.[1]

Apurvi Chandela
Apurvi Chandela at the 12th South Asian Games 2016
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country India
SportShooting
Event(s)10 metre air rifle
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  India
World Cup Final
2019 PutianMixed Team 10 metre air rifle
2015 Munich10 metre air rifle
World Cup
2019 Munich10 metre air rifle
2019 New Delhi10 metre air rifle
2019 Rio de JaneiroMixed Team 10 metre air rifle
2019 MunichMixed Team 10 metre air rifle
2015 Changwon10 metre air rifle
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow10 m air rifle
2018 Gold Coast10 m air rifle
Asian Games
2018 Jakatra Palembang10 m air rifle mixed team

Early life

Chandela was born in Jaipur.[2] Her father is Kuldeep Singh Chandela,[3] a hotelier, and mother is Bindu Rathore.[4] She did her schooling from Mayo College Girls School Ajmer & Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' School, Jaipur. She studied Sociology honours from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University.

Career

In 2012, Chandela won the gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle event at the National shooting championships in New Delhi, her first year in the senior circuit.[5][6] In 2014, she won four medals at the Intershoot Championships at The Hague, that included two individual and two team medals.[7] In the same year, she won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, having scored 206.7 points in final, in the process creating a new games record.[8]

Chandela[9] qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 10m air rifle event, where she finished at 34th position in the qualification round out of 51 contestants.[10]

At the 2018 Asian Games, she paired with Ravi Kumar for the 10 meter air rifle mixed team event, and won a bronze medal.[11] She is being mentored by former National Champion Rakesh Manpat.[12] She won the Gold Medal at the 2019 ISSF World Cup[13] in New Delhi. She has secured a gold medal in women’s 10m air rifle at the (ISSF) World Cup 2019.[14][15]

ISSF World Medal Tally
No. Event Championship Year Place Medal
1 10m air rifle ISSF World Cup 2015 Changwon
2 10m air rifle ISSF World Cup 2015 Munich
3 10m air rifle ISSF World Cup 2019 New Delhi
4 10m air rifle ISSF World Cup 2019 Munich
5 10 meter air rifle ISSF World Cup 2019 Beijing Rank4
6 10 meter air rifle ISSF World Cup 2018 Munich Rank4
7 10 meter air rifle ISSF World Cup 2018 Guadalajara Rank7
8 Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle ISSF World Cup 2019 Munich
9 Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle ISSF World Cup 2019 Rio de Janeiro
10 Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle ISSF World Cup Final 2019 Putian

References
  1. "Women's 10 metre air rifle Finals". glasgow2014.com. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. "CWG gold winner Apoorvi Chandela welcomed and felicitated in Jaipur". Patrika Group (4 August 2014). Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. "Jaipur girl realises dream of shooting alongside Bindra, wins two gold".
  4. "Apurvi Chandela wins gold in Commonwealth Games 2014 ~ Rajasthan News, Jaipur News, Ajmer, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, News". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. "Apurvi Chandela takes air rifle gold". The Hindu. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  6. "Apurvi Chandela profile". Olympic Gold Quest. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  7. "Rajasthan shooter Apurvi Chandela. bags 4 medals at Hague meet". thehindubusinessline.com. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  8. "CWG gold winner shooter Apoorvi Chandela is aiming for Olympic games". Patrika Group (5 August 2014). Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  9. "Apurvi Chandela's fashion game is as on point as her shooting skills". Sportswallah. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  10. "Rio Olympics 2016: Jitu Rai finishes 8th in 10m Air Pistol; Apurvi Chandela, Ayonika Paul out in qualifiers". First Post. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  11. Sharma, Nitin; Judge, Shahid (20 August 2018). "Asian Games 2018: Shooters Apurvi Chandela, Ravi Kumar open India's medal tally, clinch mixed air rifle bronze". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. "Personal coaches must be given credit for Indian shooters' 2018 Commonwealth Games showing". Hindustan Times. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  13. Sharma, suposh (23 February 2019). "ISSF World Cup: Golden Girl Apurvi shines on the opening day". Sports Flashes. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  14. Desk, Sports Flashes (27 May 2019). "Apurvi Chandela wins another gold in the ISSF World Cup". Sports Flashes. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  15. MunichMay 26, Indo-Asian News Service; May 26, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 19:37. "ISSF Shooting World Cup: Apurvi Chandela bags 10m air rifle gold in Munich". India Today. Retrieved 27 May 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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