Abhinav Bindra All and everything
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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| Abhinav Bindra | |
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| Born | September 28, 1982 [1]. Dehra Dun, India |
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| Residence | Chandigarh, India |
| Occupation | Sportsman (Shooter) |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 65.5 kg (144 lb) |
| Medal record | |||
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Competitor for  India | |||
| Men's shooting | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Men's 10 m air rifle | |
| ISSF World Shooting Championships | |||
| Gold | 2006 Zagreb | Men's 10 m Air Rifle | |
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Silver | 2002 Manchester | Men's 10m Air Rifle (Singles) | |
| Gold | 2002 Manchester | Men's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs) | |
| Bronze | 2006 Melbourne | Men's 10m Air Rifle (Singles) | |
| Gold | 2006 Melbourne | Men's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs) | |
Abhinav Bindra (Punjabi: ਅਿà¨à¨¨à¨µ ਿਬੰਦਰਾ, Hindi: अà¤िनव िबंद्रा, born September 28, 1982[1]) is an Indian shooter from Zirakpur, in Mohali district, (near Chandigarh), Punjab and is the current World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event. By winning the gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games and the first gold medal since 1980 for India (Hockey).[2][3]
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[edit] Early years
Abhinav Bindra comes from an affluent Punjabi [4] Khatri sikh family. His parents, Dr. Apjit and Babli Bindra, are promoters of the Hitech Group of companies which has a turnover of Rs. 300 crores (US $75 million) with interests in agro- and dogfood-processing, computer gaming, livestock genetics and pharmaceuticals.[5][6]
He studied at the Doon School, Dehradun till the 8th standard (topping the difficult entrance exam) and then left for St. Stephens School, Chandigarh to pursue shooting. He earned his BBA from the University of Colorado.
He did his shooting training in Germany.[citation needed] He practised for 12-14 hours a day at the shooting range that he owns at his farmhouse near Chandigarh.[citation needed].
[edit] Career
Abhinav's potential talent was first spotted by his first coach Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon[7][8]. Abhinav Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Olympic Games.[9] He scored 590 (98,99,98,97,100) placing him 11th in the qualification round, and did not qualify for the finals since only the top 8 compete in the finals.[10]
[edit] International performance
He won six medals at various international meets in 2001.
In the 10 m Air rifle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, he won Gold in the Pairs event and Silver in the individual event.
At the 2004 Olympic Games, he scored 597 in the qualification round and was placed third behind Qinan Zhu (599 - Olympic Record) and Li Jie (598). In the finals, Abhinav finished with 97.6 points, last in the field of eight and was the only player below 100 points. His sub-par finals dropped him from third to seventh.[11]
At the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, he won the Gold in the Pairs event and the Bronze in the Singles event. Abhinav missed the 2006 Asian Games at Doha because of a back injuiry.
[edit] 2008 Beijing Olympics
Bindra booked his place in the 2008 Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships with a score of 699.1[12]
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won the gold for the Men's 10m Air Rifle final after shooting a total of 700.5. He scored 596 (fourth) in the qualifying round and out-scored all other shooters in the finals with a round of 104.5. In the finals, he started with a shot of 10.7, and none of his shots were below 10.0.[13] Bindra was tied with Henri Häkkinen heading into his final shot. Bindra scored his highest of the finals - 10.8 (A Bullseye) while Hakkinen came with 9.7 to settle for Bronze medal.[14]
This was India's first individual gold medal at the Olympics, and the first gold in 28 years, since the Men's Hockey team won the gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[2] Bindra was rewarded by various Indian state governements and private organizations for his achievement. These include the state governments of Punjab - Rs 10 million (approx. $250,000),[15] Harayana - Rs 2.5 million,[15] Maharashtra - Rs 1 million,[16] Karnataka - Rs 1 million,[17] Tamil Nadu - Rs 0.5 million,[18] Madhya Pradesh - Rs 0.5 million[15] and Chattisgarh - Rs 0.5 million.[19] Other organization that rewarded Bindra includes Chandigarh civic administration - Rs 0.5 million,[15] BCCI - Rs 2.5 million,[19] Indian Railways - lifelong free pass for Bindra & one companion in First AC[19], Spicejet Airways - lifelong free flight ticket to Bindra[19] and Samsung - Rs 2 million.[5]
[edit] Awards and recognitions
- 2000 - Arjuna award.[20]
- 2001 - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (India's highest sports award).[21]
[edit] Business career
Abhinav Bindra holds an M.B.A (Masters in Business Administration) from the University of Colorado, US.[22] He is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics.[23]
Abhinav has sponsorship tie-ups with Samsung and Sahara Group.
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