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]

Saurabh Chaudhary
Personal information
Full nameSaurabh Chaudhary
NationalityIndian
Born (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002[1]
Vill:Kalina, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height5 ft 8-in
Weight60 Kg
Sport
CountryIndia
SportShooting
Event(s)AP60
ClubVeer Sahamal Rifle Club
TeamBinauli (Baghpat)
Coached byAmit Sheoran
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games - – –
Youth Olympic Games 1 – –
World Junior Championship 1 1 1
World Cup 6 1 1
Asian Games 1 – –
Asian Championships – 2 –
Junior World Cup 3 – –
Total 12 4 2


ISSF World Shooting Championships
2018 Changwon10m air pistol junior
2018 Changwon10m air team mens
2018 ChangwonMixed Team 10m air pistol Junior
ISSF World Cup
2019 New Delhi10m air pistol
2019 Munich10m air pistol
2019 Rio de Janeiro10m air pistol
2019 New DelhiMixed Team 10m air pistol
2019 BeijingMixed Team 10m air pistol
2019 MunichMixed Team 10m air pistol
2019 Rio de JaneiroMixed Team 10m air pistol
2019 PutianMixed Team 10m air pistol
Asian Shooting Championships
2019 Doha10-meter air pistol
2019 Doha10m air pistol mixed team
Asian Games
2018 Palembang 10 m air pistol
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires 10 m air pistol
ISSF Junior World Cup
2018 Suhl10m air pistol
2018 SuhlMixed team 10m air pistol
2018 Suhl10m air pistol team junior
Updated on 13 November 2018.

Early life

He was born in Kalina village in district Meerut of western Uttar Pradesh (India). 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 to his club run by Aryangateways Sports Foundation.[6] His coach Amit Sheoran[7] identified his talent and groomed him from grassroot level. Saurabh Chaudhary is very dedicated to his coach and never change his coach with time. He practiced hard in a tin shed shooting range in the summer of may-june sweating from head to toe.

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.[8]

2019

In February he won the gold medal at ISSF World Cup in Delhi.[9]

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.[10]

2020

In January 2020,he won 63rd gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship.in men's 10 metre air pistol.[11]

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
  1. "Athletes Saurabh Chaudhary". asiangames2018.id. Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. "Asian Games 2018: Who is Saurabh Chaudhary?". indianexpress.com. Indian Express. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. "ISSF Junior World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary sets junior world record, wins gold". indianexpress.com. Indian Express. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. "Saurabh Chaudhary shoots down junior record for gold at ISSF World Championships". indiatimes.com. Times of India. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. "HOME". Aryan Gateways. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. "Amit Sheoran", Wikipedia, 14 September 2020, retrieved 4 February 2021
  8. "Shooting World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary breaks World Record to win 10m air pistol gold, secures Olympic quota – Times of India". timesofindia.com.
  9. "Shooting World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary breaks World Record to win 10m air pistol gold, secures Olympic quota – Times of India". timesofindia.com.
  10. "ISSF World Cup, Munich 2019: Result 10m Air Pistol Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  11. Srinivasan, Kamesh. "Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold in National Shooting Championship". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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