Rajinder Kumar Vij

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Rajinder Kumar Vij
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NationalityIndian
Born (1939-07-15) 15 July 1939 (age 85)
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Rajinder Kumar Vij (born 15 July 1939) is an Indian sports shooter. He competed in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] He was also a bronze medalist at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. [2] He was a lieutenant colonel in the Indian Armed Forces and was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal. [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rajinder Kumar Vij Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. "Rajinder Kumar Vij". Olympedia.org.
  3. "Unknown title". Sainik Samachar . 33: 6. 1986.