Abhinav Bindra

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Abhinav Bindra

Bindra in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Abhinav Apjit Bindra
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1982-09-28) 28 September 1982 (age 41)[1] Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Education	Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Alma mater	The Doon School St. Stephen's School, Chandigarh University of Colorado
Occupation(s)	Fmr Sport shooter, Businessman
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65.5 kg (144 lb)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Shooting
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  India Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 – – World Shooting Championships 1 – – Asian Games – 1 2 Commonwealth Games 4 2 1 Total 6 3 3 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 10 m air rifle World Championships 2006 Zagreb 10 m Air Rifle Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 10m Air Rifle (Pairs) 2006 Melbourne 10m Air Rifle (Pairs) 2010 Delhi 10m Air Rifle (Pairs) 2014 Glasgow 10m Air Rifle 2002 Manchester 10m Air Rifle (Singles) 2010 Delhi 10m Air Rifle 2006 Melbourne 10m Air Rifle (Singles) Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou 10m Air Rifle (Team) 2014 Incheon 10m Air Rifle (Team) 2014 Incheon Men's 10m Air Rifle

Abhinav Apjit Bindra (born 28 September 1982) is an Indian Olympic gold medallist, retired sport shooter, and businessman.^[1] He is the first and one of only two Indians to win an Individual Olympic Gold Medal.^[2][3] He is the first Indian to have held concurrently the world and Olympic titles for the men's 10-meter air rifle event, having earned those honors at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships. Bindra has also won seven medals at the Commonwealth Games and three medals at the Asian Games.

With more than 150 medals in his 22-year career, he is the recipient of the Padma Bhushan from the Government of India^[4] and is one of the top influencers of sport policy in the country.^{[citation needed]}

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Bindra finished fourth in the finals of the 10-meter air rifle event. He also served as a goodwill ambassador for the Rio 2016 Olympics Indian contingent, having been appointed to that post by the Indian Olympics Association (IOA). On 5 September 2016, he announced his retirement.^[5]

Bindra's primary outreach to Indian sports is through the Abhinav Bindra Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to integrate sports, science, and technology into Indian sports and encourage high-performance physical training.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, Abhinav was bestowed with the prestigious Blue Cross, the ISSF's highest honor.^[6][7]

Bindra is also currently a member of the IOC Athletes' Commission.^[8]

Abhinav Bindra, the Indian Olympic champion, is set to carry the Olympic torch at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. This prestigious honor comes as part of the Olympic torch relay happening from April 16 to July 26.^[9]