Anjum Moudgil

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Anjum Moudgil
Anjum Moudgil of India won Gold in Women's 50m Rifle Shooting, at the 12th South Asian Games-2016, in Guwahati (cropped).jpg
Moudgil at the 2016 South Asian Games
Personal information
Birth nameAnjum Moudgil
NationalityIndian
Born (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 30) [1]
Chandigarh, India [1]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb) [1]
SpouseAnkush Bhardwaj
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Shooting
Event Air rifle and 3 position 50 mtr
University teamPanjab University
TeamIndian Team
Coached by Deepali Deshpande [1]
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingWorld Number 1 (50 mtr 3 position rifle)(July 2022) World number 2 (10mtr rifle ) (2018)
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Changwon 10 m air rifle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Changwon10 m team air rifle
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Doha 50 m rifle prone team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Doha10 m air rifle team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Kuwait City 50 m rifle 3 positions team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 50 m rifle 3 positions
Commonwealth Shooting Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Brisbane 10 m air rifle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Brisbane 50 m rifle prone

Anjum Moudgil (born 5 January 1994) is an Indian sport shooter. She is from Chandigarh and represents Punjab. [2] [3] [4] [5] She is supported by GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme. [6] [7]

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Early life

Anjum took up shooting while studying in Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School in Chandigarh. [8] She completed her graduation and post graduation in humanities from DAV College, Chandigarh. [9] She completed her Masters in sports psychology. She is an avid abstract artist and has sold many of her artworks.

She became a Sub Inspector (SI) with Punjab Police, India.[ citation needed ]

Career

At the ISSF World Championship in Changwon, Anjum Moudgil won a Silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event. [10]

The 24 years old shooter, shot a total of 248.4 in the eight-women final to open the Indian senior squad's medal account in the prestigious tournament. [11]

2016

She took 9th Position at the 2016 World Cup, Munich and silver medal in World University Championship. She took gold in South Asian Games.

2017

She won the silver medal in 10m Air Rifle Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Memorial Masters.

2018

She won a silver medal in the women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) event at the ISSF World Cup in Mexico. At the Commonwealth Games (CWG) she secured the silver medal, scoring 455.7 points, achieving 151.9 in kneeling and 157.1 in prone. In the qualification round, she broke the CWG Qualifying record by a significant margin. Moudgil scored 589 (196 in kneeling, 199 in prone and 194 in standing).

2019

On 1 May 2019, Anjum claimed the world number 2 spot in women's 10m Air Rifle ISSF rankings. [12] [13] [3] She was India's No. 1 in Women’s 50m 3P.

Awards

Anjum is one of 19 athletes picked up by the selection committee for the Arjuna Award year 2019. [14]

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