Rahul Banerjee (archer)

Rahul Banerjee (born 15 December 1986) is an Indian Olympic archer.

Rahul Banerjee
Banerjee holding Arjuna Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi in 2011
Personal information
Born15 December 1986 (1986-12-15) (age 34)
Baranagar, Kolkata, India
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportArchery
ClubTata Archery Academy
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouRecurve team
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi Recurve individual

Career

Banerjee started archery at the age of thirteen.[1] His sister Dola Banerjee is also an Olympic archer. His first international appearance was in Youth World Championship in 2004; he won a team silver medal, which was the first world level medal for Indian archers. He won several gold medals at the World Cups in 2008, 2009 and 2010, as well as an individual gold medal in the Asian Grand Prix in 2009-2010. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, he won a gold medal in the individual recurve event and a team bronze medal.[2] He won a team bronze at 2010 Asian Games.

On 21 June 2012, Banerjee qualified for the London Olympics by finishing second in the final qualification meet at Ogden, Utah, United States.[3] At the Olympics he finished 17th individually and 9th with the Indian team.[4]

Awards
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2011 to Shri Rahul Banerjee for Archery, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2011

Banerjee received the Arjuna Award in 2011.[5]

References
  1. Rahul Banerjee Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. archery.org
  2. "Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins 28th CWG gold for India". The Times of India. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  3. "Indian archery team books Olympic ticket". Times of India. 23 June 2012.
  4. Rahul Banerjee. sports-reference.com
  5. "Rahul Banerjee to get Arjuna award". zeenews.india.com. 22 July 2011.
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