An Indian Olympics Hero

Abhinav Bindra Biography

Abhinav Bindra (born September 28, 1982) is an Indian shooter specializing in the 10 m Air Rifle event. He became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games and first gold medal since 1980 for India by winning the gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Abhinav Bindra comes from an affluent Sikh family, belonging to the Punjabi Khatri clan[citation needed]. His parents are Dr A S Bindra and Babli Bindra.
He studied at the Doon School, Dehradun till 10th standard and then left for St. Stephens school, Chandigarh to pursue shooting .[citation needed].
Abhinav Bindra holds an M.B.A. (Masters in Business Administration). He is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics, a PC games peripherals distributor based in Chandigarh.

Date of Birth: Sep 28 1982

Height(cm/ft in): 173cm / 5'8"

Weight(kg/lbs): 65 kg / 143 lbs

Place of Birth: Dehra Dun (India)

Residence: Chandigarh (India)

Sport: Shooting

Abhinav Bindra personal blog http://abhinavbindra.blogspot.com/

Abhinav Bindra Awards and recognitions

2000 - Arjuna award.
2001 - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (India's highest sports award).

Abhinav Bindra International performance

Rank    Event    Year                 Venue              Result

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7          10m     Air Rifle            2004 Athens,    GRE 694.6 @ Olympic Games

1          10m     Air Rifle            2006 Zagreb, CRO 699.1 @ World Championships

4          10m     Air Rifle            2005 Bangkok, THA 695.3 @ Asian Championships

He won six gold 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 broke the Olympic record but failed to win a medal finishing 7th. At the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, he won the Gold in the Pairs event and the Bronze in the Singles event.