Abhinav Bindra

Born September 28, 1982 (1982-09-28) (age 26)1.
Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand
Residence Zirakpur, Punjab (India)
Nationality Indian
Other names ABcitation needed
Ethnicity Punjabi
Citizenship Indian
Education Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Alma mater University of Colorado
Occupation Sportsman (Shooter)
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) (As of August 2008)
Weight 65.5 kg (144 lb) (As of August 2008)
Board member of Abhinav Futuristics
Parents Apjit Bindra
Babli Bindra
Medal record
Competitor for  India
Men's shooting
Olympic Games
Gold Flag of the People's Republic of China2008 Beijing Men's 10 m air rifle
ISSF World Shooting Championships
Gold Flag of Croatia2006 Zagreb Men's 10 m Air Rifle
Commonwealth Games
Gold Flag of the United Kingdom2002 Manchester Men's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
Silver Flag of the United Kingdom2002 Manchester Men's 10m Air Rifle (Singles)
Gold Flag of Australia2006 Melbourne Men's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
Bronze Flag of Australia2006 Melbourne Men's 10m Air Rifle (Singles)

Abhinav Bindra (Punjabi: ਅਭਿਨਵ ਬਿੰਦਰਾ, born September 28, 19821) is an Indian shooter from Zirakpur, Mohali, 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 India's first gold medal since 1980, when the Men's Field Hockey Team won the gold.23


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Career

Early years

Abhinav Bindra was born in an affluent Sikh Punjabi family.4 His parents, Dr. AS and Babli Bindra, even had an indoor shooting range installed at their home in Punjab.56 Bindra's potential talent was first spotted by his first coach Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon78. Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Olympic Games.6 His current coach is Gabriela Buhlmann from Basel, Switzerland, with whom he trained in Germany before the Olympics. In the 2000 Olympics he achieved a score of 590 placing him 11th in the qualification round, and did not qualify for the finals since only the top 8 compete in the finals.9

International performance

Bindra 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.10

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.

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 699.111

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra 12 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 105.5. 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 while Hakkinen came with 9.7 to settle for the Bronze medal.14It has been alleged that Abhinav Bindra's gun was tampered with between the qualifying and final round of the event, though no official complaint was filed by the Indian contingent. 15

This was India's first individual gold medal at the Olympics, and the first gold in 28 years, since the Men's Field Hockey team won the gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.2 Bindra was rewarded by various Indian state governments and private organizations for his achievement.

Awards and recognitions

Abhinav Bindra

Awards for 2008 Olympics Gold medal

  • Rs. 10 lakh cash prize by S. Amolak Singh Gakhal, Chairman Golds Gym23
  • Rs. 10 lakh cash prize by Chief Minister of Maharashtra state24
  • Rs. 5 lakh (US$ 11,600) cash prize by State Government of Orissa25
  • Rs. 5 lakh cash prize by M. Karunanidhi, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu26
  • Rs. 1 lakh (US$ 2,300) cash prize by the State Government of Chhattisgarh19
  • Rs. 1 lakh cash prize by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh
  • A free lifetime railway pass by the Railway Ministry of India27
  • A Gold medal by the State Government of Kerala.28

29−Rs. 15 lakh cash award by Pune Municipal Corporation

Business career

Abhinav Bindra holds a B.B.A. (Bachelor of Business Administration) from the University of Colorado, US.30

Bindra is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics - the sole distributor of Walther arms in India. Abhinav has sponsorship tie-ups with Samsung and Sahara Group.5

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Athlete Biography: Abhinav Bindra. The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
  2. ^ a b Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold
  3. ^ Medalists - India, The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
  4. ^ Sikh shooter wins first ever individual gold for India at Olympics
  5. ^ a b "Abhinav Bindra's parents feeling on top of the world". Hindustan Times (2008-08-11). Retrieved on 2008-08-14.
  6. ^ a b "Abhinav Bindra Profile". iloveindia.com.
  7. ^ "Abhinav Bindra win gold in Beijing" (August 11, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  8. ^ "Drona Awards: Has NRAI got its priorities right?" (in English). Yahoo! News (July 23). Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  9. ^ "China grabs gold, Bindra places 11th in shooting". Rediff (2000-09-18). Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  10. ^ "Bindra finishes seventh". Rediff (2004-08-16). Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  11. ^ ""Abhinav Bindra clinches India's first gold"". The Hindu (2006-07-25). Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  12. ^ won the gold
  13. ^ India's Bindra wins gold in the Men's 10m Air Rifle from the Official Website of Beijing Olympics
  14. ^ "Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold". Rediff (2008-08-11). Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  15. ^ A news article from Times of India dated 14-08-2008, retrieved 14-08-2008
  16. ^ List of Arjuna Award recipients in Shooting, from Sports Portal of Government of India
  17. ^ List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award recipients, from Sports Portal of Government of India
  18. ^ [1]
  19. ^ a b c Shooting Star: Prizes pour in as states honour Bindra
  20. ^ BCCI chief sanctions cash award for Bindra
  21. ^ Steel Ministry undertakings announce Rs. 15 lakh cash prize to Abhinav Bindra
  22. ^ "Karnataka announces Rs 10 lakh cash award to Bindra". The Hindu (2008-08-11). Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  23. ^ [2]
  24. ^ Deshmukh announces Rs 10 lakh cash prize to Bindra
  25. ^ Abhinav’s Olympic Gold brings nostalgia to Orissa CM
  26. ^ TN announces Rs 5 lakh for Bindra
  27. ^ Mittal lends a hand to India's Olympic hero
  28. ^ http://www.keralanext.com/Kerala/read.asp?id=1282016
  29. ^ http://punekar.in/site/2008/08/13/pmc-announces-rs-15-lakh-cash-award-for-abhinav-bindra/
  30. ^ "Abhi-nerve cures a nation’s yellow fever". The Telegraph (2008-08-12). Retrieved on 2008-08-12.

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Olympic champions in men's 10 metre air rifle
1984: Philippe Heberle • 1988: Goran Maximović • 1992: Juri Fedkin • 1996: Artem Khadjibekov • 2000: Cai Yalin • 2004: Zhu Qinan • 2008: Abhinav Bindra


Persondata
NAME Bindra, Abhinav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Sportsman (Shooter)
DATE OF BIRTH 1982-9-28
PLACE OF BIRTH Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH