Abhishek Verma (archer)

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Abhishek Verma
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2014 to Shri Abhishek Verma for Archery, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2014.jpg
The President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2014 to Abhishek Verma
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 35)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2014)
Weight80 kg (176 lb) (2014)
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Archery
Event Compound
Coached by Lokesh Chand
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking6
Medal record
Men's compound archery
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Yankton Mixed team
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Incheon Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Individual
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Wroclaw Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Shanghai Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Paris Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Antalya Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Wroclaw Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Mexico City Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Samsun Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Samsun Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Shanghai Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Antalya Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Antalya Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Berlin Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Salt lake City Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Antalya Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Shanghai Mixed team
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Taipei Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Taipei Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Taipei Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Bangkok Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Dhaka Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Bangkok Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Dhaka Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Dhaka Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Bangkok Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Dhaka Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Dhaka Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bangkok Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bangkok Team
Updated on 28 June 2021

Abhishek Verma (born 26 June 1989) is an Indian archer. At the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea, he won the gold medal in the men's compound archery team event along with Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar, and the silver medal in the men's individual compound event. [1] [2] On 15 August 2015, he won a gold medal in the compound men's individual section at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Wroclaw, Poland. [3] On 25 October 2015, he won the silver medal in the compound men's individual section at the Archery World Cup Final in Mexico city. [4]

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The Indian men's compound team, that was composed of Abhishek Verma, Chinna Raju Srither and Amanjeet Singh, won bronze on the penultimate day of the archery World Cup stage one championship in Shanghai, after defeating Colombia for 226–221. [5]

Abhishek Verma works as an income tax Asst. Commissioner in the Income Tax Department. [6] He backs his position by holding the top rank in selection trails. [7] [8]

On 17 November 2021, he won the bronze medal in the men's compound archery team event along with Rishabh Yadav and Aman Saini at the 22nd Asian Archery Championship in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [9] [10]

In Year 2022, teaming with Jyothi Surekha Vennam, he won gold medal in compound mixed team archery event in Archery World Cup held at Paris, France. [11]

Personal and early life

He was born in New Delhi. While he was studying in a government school in Model Town in Delhi, he asked his physical training teacher regarding which sports he must play and the teacher suggested he must take up the archery. [12]

Asian Games

Abhishek Verma won gold and silver medals at the 2014 Asian Games. In Asian Games 2018 he won a team silver medal with Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini. [13]

Awards

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References

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  6. "Shri Sushil Chandra, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), felicitates Abhishek Verma, Income Tax Inspector at New Delhi, for India's bronze Medal at World Championship of Compound Archery, Shanghai". PIB. 24 May 2017.
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