Shahzar Rizvi

Shahzar Rizvi (born 18 June 1994) is an Indian professional shooter. As a shooter, competing in the 10 metre air pistol event, he won a gold medal in the 2018 ISSF World Cup and in 2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships. Shahzar shot a world record score of 242.3 points in the final to clinch Gold on his debut in ISSF World Cup.[2]

Shahzar Rizvi
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994[1]
Meerut, India
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportShooting
RankNo.1 (1 May 2018)
Event(s)10 metre air pistol

Shahzar Rizvi started his career in 2009. In 2018 he defeated all the gold medalist Olympians in ISSF World Cup in Mexico with Omprakash Mitharwal. Rizvi is a Team Member of Indian Shooting Team with Manu Bhaker and Omprkash Mitharwal. He created a World Record with a score 242.3 points.

Early life

His early life was spent in Mawana Khurd, a small village in Meerut, India. He is eldest among three siblings.

References

  1. "Shahzar Rizvi". Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
  2. "ISSF World Cup: Debutant Shahzar Rizvi wins gold with world record, Jitu Rai gets bronze". Times Of India. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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