Bhagirath Samai

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Bhagirath Samai
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Personal information
NationalityIndian
Citizenship Indian
Born (1957-08-11) 11 August 1957 (age 67)
Asansol, West Bengal, India
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in) (As of August 2017)
Weight64 kg (141 lb) (As of August 2017)
SpouseRina Samai
Website bhagirathsamai.wordpress.com
Sport
Sport Shooting

Bhagirath Samai (born 11 August 1957), [1] is an Indian professional shooter who represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal at the 1986 Asian Games, for which performance he was awarded the Arjuna Award. He participated in two South Asian Games, two Asian Games, two Asian Shooting Championships, two Commonwealth Games and one Olympic Games. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Career

EventsGamesNameRatingRank
1982 Commonwealth Games Air rifleBhagirath samai---------
1982 Asian Games SMALL BORE STD R. 3 PSNBHAGIRATH SAMAI
 AMITABH CHATTERJEE   SOMA DUTTA   P.K. CHATTERJEE 

TEAM

561
 549   546   541   2197
12
 20  22  26  5
1982 Asian Games Air rifleBhagirath Samai
 S.K. ROY CHAUDHARY   SOMA DUTTA   RAMESH KUSALE  team
552
 552   544   533   2181
23
 23  26  28  7
1982 Asian Games SMALL BORE F.R. 3 PSN.BHAGIRATH SAMAI
  J. DASS    P.K. CHATTERJEE    I.C.CHITTIAPPA    TEAM
1100
 1098  1069  4328
20
 25  29  7
Asian Shooting Championships SMALL BORE FREE RIFLE PRONEBHAGIRATH SAMAI5859th
1984 Summer Olympics Free Rifle ProneBhagirath Samai58345
1984 Summer Olympics Air Rifle (M)Bhagirath Samai5639
1986 Asian Games A.R.(1) MBhagirath Samai562
  554   540   1656
12
 15  23  6th
1986 Asian Games S.B. RIFLE PRONER.S. PERHAR
  BHAGIRATH SAMAI                                                   R.V.NATHAN                                                     TEAM 
591
 591  583  1765
11
 12  23  4th
1986 Asian Games FREE RIFLE 3 POSITION (1)BHAGIRATH SAMAI
  J. DAS                              YADAV                               TEAM
1127
  1125   1099   3351
9
  11   20   5
1986 Asian Games SMALL BORE STD RIFLE 3 POSITION (M)BHAGIRATH SAMAI
 J. DAS                                                            GHISALAL YADAV                             TEAM BRONZE
573
 572  557  1702
7
 8  13  3
1987 Asian Shooting Championships FREE RIFLE 3 POSITION (M)BHAGIRATH SAMAI112014
1990 Commonwealth Games AIR RIF RIFLEBHAGIRATH SAMAI
 SOMA DUTTA                               TEAM BRONZE
558
 576  1148
15
 4  3
1991 South Asian Games FREE RIFLE 3P (M)T.C.PALLANGAPPA
 BHAGIRATH SAMAI                            RAJ KUMAR (ARMY)                            TEAM GOLD
1124
 1118  1107  3349
Gold
 Silver   Bronze
1993 South Asian Games FREE RIFLE PRONEBHAGIRATH SAMAI
    HANUMANA RAM                                    K.S. KAUNDAL                                 TEAM                                                     
580
 585  576  1741
n/a
 bronze  n/a  bronze
1993 VI SAF GAMES, DHAKAFREE RIFLE 3 POSITIONBHAGIRATH SAMAI
 HANUMANA RAM      K.S. KAUNDAL   TEAM
580
 585  576  1741
n/a
 bronze  n/a  bronze

Notable international performance

RankYearEvent
021991 1991 South Asian Games
071986 1986 Asian Games
091986 1986 Asian Games
091983 Asian Shooting Championships
111986 1986 Asian Games
121982 1982 Asian Games
141987 Asian Shooting Championships
151990 1990 Commonwealth Games
151986 1986 Asian Games
201982 1986 Asian Games
231986 1982 Asian Games
391984 1984 Summer Olympics
451984 1984 Summer Olympics

Awards and recognition

He was awarded the Arjuna Award in Shooting in 1986 for winning a Bronze Medal in the 1986 Asian Games [ citation needed ]

Personal life

Bhagirath Samai was born in Asansol and is the youngest of his brothers. He said that he took shooting to reluctantly, but later fell in love with the sport. He married Rina Samai in 1992.

He currently does service for a construction company in Haldia, living away from family.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bhagirath SAMAI - Olympic Shooting - India". Olympic.org. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. "Bhagirath Samai News Photos Videos - Rediff.com". Rediff.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. "Cricket News - Latest Cricket News, Live Match Updates & News Articles on cricketcountry.com - Cricket Country". Cricketcountry.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. "Shooting sports - Bhagirath Samai (India)". The-sports.org. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. "Bengal shooter wants Sourav Ganguly to cheer him in London Olympics". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. "Bhagirath Samai". Newschoupal.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.