Prithviraj Tondaiman

Prithviraj Tondaiman

Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing   India
Asian Championships
	2012 Patiala	Trap team
	2023 Changwon	Mixed trap team
	2016 Abu Dhabi	Trap team
	2019 Doha	Trap team
	2023 Changwon	Trap team
	2015 Kuwait City	Trap team

Prithviraj Tondaiman (born 6 June 1987) is an Indian sport shooter from Tamil Nadu. He competes in the trap discipline. He is part of the Indian shooting team at the 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou, China. ^[1]

Early life and education

Tondaiman is from Pukukkottai, Tamil Nadu. His father Rajagopala Tondaiman is also a shooter and comes from a lineage of Maharaja of Pudukkottai. ^[2] He completed his MBA at SRM Institute of Technology and Science, Vadapalani campus, in 2012. ^[3]

Career

• 2023: In July, he won the bronze medal in the men's trap event at the ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Lonato, Italy. He is the only Indian to ever get a medal at this event. ^[4]
• 2023: In March, he won a bronze at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup at Doha. ^[5]

References

1. "Indian shooters at Asian Games: Events, key dates, format and rules". ESPN. 2023-09-24. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
2. S, Gomesh (2024-07-21). "Tamil Nadu shooter Prithviraj set for Olympic debut". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
3. "SRMIST Alumni Mr. Prithviraj Tondaiman Shines as World Champion! - SRMIST". 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
4. Scroll Staff (2023-07-17). "Shooting World Cup: Prithviraj Tondaiman wins bronze in men's trap event in Lonato". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
5. "Prithviraj Tondaiman wins maiden individual World Cup medal". The Times of India. 2023-03-11. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-09-28.

External links

• Prithviraj Tondaiman at the International Shooting Sport Federation
• Prithviraj Tondaiman at Olympics.com
• Prithviraj Tondaiman at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Prithviraj Tondaiman at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games (archived)