Saurabh Chaudhary

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Saurabh Chaudhary
The Gold Medal Winner Saurabh Choudhary (Allahabad) in the 10M Air Pistol event for boys, in New Delhi on February 04, 2018.jpg
Chaudhary in 2018
Personal information
NationalityFlag of India.svg  Indian
Born (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 23) [1]
Kalina, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event 10 m air pistol
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking3
Personal bests
  • 246.3 WJR (2019)
  • 240.7 AGR (2018)
  • 591 NR (2025)

Saurabh Chaudhary (born 12 May 2002) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in the 10 m air pistol event. [2] He rose to fame after clinching the gold medal in the 10 m air pistol event at the 2018 Asian Games, becoming the youngest Indian ever to win an Asian Games gold at just 16 years old. [3] Chaudhary has won gold medals at every major international competitions, including the World Championships, World Cup, Youth Olympic Games, Asian Games and Asian Championships. [4] He set a world junior record with a score of 246.3 in the 10 m air pistol category in 2019, a record he still holds as of 2025. [5] In recognition of his achievements, he was honored with the Arjuna Award– India’s second-highest sporting distinction, in 2020. [6]

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Early life

He was born in Kalina village, in district Meerut of western Uttar Pradesh (India). He comes from a Jat family of farmers living in Yamuna and Gangetic plains of western UP. His father is Jagmohan Singh Siwach. He took up shooting at 13 and practised daily, traveling 15 km each way on buses to his club run by Aryangateways Sports Foundation. [7] His coach identified his talent and groomed him from grassroot level.

Career

Months before Tokyo Olympics, Chaudhary was effected by COVID-19. [8] But, sensational shooter Chaudhary [9] fired his way into the finals of the men's 10m air pistol event by topping the qualifications at 1st position with 586/600 [10] with a mind-blowing performance in the Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday. Coach hard work at Aryangateways Sports Foundation [11] [12] for Saurabh proved itself in Olympics. Unfortunately in finals medal slipped off even after the entry at first position. [13]

At the age of 16 years, he won Gold n 10m air pistol at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. And shot 244.2 to finish on top ahead of South Korea's Sung Yunho (236.7) and Switzerland's Solari Jason (215.6), who bagged silver and bronze respectively. [14]

2018

Chaudhary became the youngest Indian shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. He participated in the Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Argentina and won gold. He won three golds in the Asian Airgun Championship in 2018:the 10m air pistol competition, the team competition and in the mixed team 10m pistol. [15]

2019

In February he won the gold medal at ISSF World Cup in Delhi. [16]

In April, he participated in Mixed Team 10m pistol with Manu Bhaker and won gold at ISSF World Cup in Beijing.[ citation needed ]

In May he won gold and broke the world and junior records in 10m pistol ISSF World Cup in Munich. [17]

2020

In January 2020, he won 63rd gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship.in men's 10 metre air pistol. [18]

2021

In the men's 10 metre air pistol event of the Tokyo Olympics he managed to reach the final finishing in 7th place.

2025

Saurabh returned to shooting in January 2025, setting a national record in 10m men's air pistol shooting with a score of 591, [19] winning the national selection trials. [20]

Performance record

Youth Olympic Games

YearChampionshipVenueEventRankScore
2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 10m air pistol Gold medal icon.svgScore:580,Final:244.2

World Championship

YearChampionshipsVenueEventRankNote
2017World Junior Championships Suhl 10m air pistol 4thScore:578,Final:198.0
2018World Junior Championships Changwon 10m air pistol Gold medal icon.svgscore:581,Final:245.5
Changwon Mixed team 10m air pistol Bronze medal icon.svgscore:761,Final:407.3

Asian Games

YearChampionshipVenueEventRankScore
2018 2018 Asian Games Palembang 10m air pistol Gold medal icon.svgscore:586,Final:240.7

World Cup

10m air pistol

YearChampionshipsVenueEventRankScore
2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi 10m air pistol 2ndScore:587,Final:243.2
2019 ISSF World Cup ISSF World Cup New Delhi 10m air pistol 1stScore:587,Final:245.0WR
Munich 10m air pistol 1stscore:586,Final:246.3WR Jr. Sr.
Rio de Janeiro 10m air pistol 3rdscore:584,Final:221.9
2019 ISSF World Cup Final Putian 10m air pistol 6thScore:581,Final:159.8
2018 Junior World Cup Suhl 10m air pistol 1stScore:583,Final:243.7

Mixed team

YearChampionshipsVenueEventRankScore
2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi Mixed team 10m air pistol Gold medal icon.svgScore:384,Final:16
2019 ISSF World Cup ISSF World Cup New Delhi Mixed team 10m air pistol Gold medal icon.svgScore:767,Final:478.9
Beijing Mixed team 10m air pistol Gold medal icon.svgScore:482,Final16
Munich Mixed team 10m air pistol Gold medal icon.svgscore:591,Final:17
Rio de Janeiro Mixed team 10m air pistol Gold medal icon.svgScore:-,Final:17
2019 ISSF World Cup Final Putian Mixed team 10m air pistol Silver medal icon.svgscore:389,Final:13
2018 Junior World Cup Suhl Mixed team 10m air pistol Gold medal icon.svgScore:767,Final:478.9

Honours

AGSF Arjun Award.jpg
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi greeted Saurabh Chaudhary as Gold Medalist youth Olympian, in Delhi on 21 October 2018
Arjuna Award.jpg
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju (Minister) presenting the Arjuna Award, 2020 to Saurabh Chaudhary the shooter of Aryangateways Sports Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 29 August 2020

See also

References

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