Shweta Chaudhary

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Shweta Chaudhary
Shweta Chaudhary with medal.jpg
Chaudhary at the 2014 Asian Games
Personal information
Birth nameShweta Chaudhary
Full nameShweta Singh
National teamFlag of India.svg India
Born (1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 (age 37)
Faridabad, Haryana
Education Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater
Years active1998–present
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spouse
Singh Prashant
(m. 2013)
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Shooting
Rank6 (1 April 2010)
Events
Coached by
  • Lim Jang Soo
  • Ramesh Chaudhary
  • Prashant Singh
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Shooting
Asian Shooting Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Doha Women’s 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 KualaLumpur Women’s 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Doha 10m Air Pistol
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon 10m Air Pistol
Asian Air Gun Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Bangkok 10m Air Pistol
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Bangkok 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Delhi 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Kuwait 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Kuwait 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Delhi 10m Air Pistol
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Doha 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Nanjing 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Tehran 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Commonwealth Shooting Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Melbourne 10m Air Pistol(Badge)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi 10m Air Pistol
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi 10m Air Pistol(Badge)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Melbourne 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Melbourne Sports Pistol(Team)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Bisley 10m Air Pistol(Team)
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Islamabad 10m Air Pistol
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Islamabad 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Islamabad Sport Pistol(Team)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Guwahati 10m Air Pistol
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Guwahati 10m Air Pistol(Team)
South Asian Shooting Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Islamabad Sport pistol
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Islamabad Sport pistol(Team)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Dhaka 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Dhaka Sport Pistol(Team)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Dhaka Sport Pistol
World University Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Bangkok 10m Air Pistol
Hungarian Open
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Hungary 10m Air Pistol
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Hungary 10m Air Pistol
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Hungary 10m Air Pistol
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Hungary 10m Air Pistol
Munich Open
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Munich 10m Air Pistol
Grand prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Tehran 10m Air Pistol
Meeting of the Shooting Hopes
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Czech Republic Sport Pistol
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Czech Republic Sport Pistol(Team)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Czech Republic Air Pistol(Team)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Czech Republic Sport Pistol(Team)
ISSF Junior Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Suhl 10m Air Pistol(Team)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Suhl 10m Air Pistol
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Suhl 10m Air Pistol(Team)

Shweta Chaudhry (born 3 July 1986) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in the 10 metre air pistol and 25 metre sports pistol events. [2] [3] [4]

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Chaudhary winning gold and silver medals at the 8th Asian Airgun Championship 2015 Shweta Singh.jpg
Chaudhary winning gold and silver medals at the 8th Asian Airgun Championship 2015

In 2014, at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Chaudhary won the bronze medal in the women's air pistol event, having scored 176.4 points in the final, which was the first medal won by India in the games. [5] [6]

In 2009, at 2009 Asian Air Gun Championships in Doha, Chaudhary won a bronze medal in air pistol event having 381 points in the final. [7]

Career

Chaudhary has been a practicing shooter since 1997 when she was in 5th standard. Within a year, she made it to the senior national team. In 2000, at the age of 14, she became the senior national champion with a record breaking results.[ citation needed ] She played for Haryana state until she was supported by ONGC in 2006. Chaudhary, along with Sheila Kanungo, won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester.

Chaudhary's other notable achievements include winning a silver medal (team) at the 15th Asian Games in 2006. She also won an individual bronze medal at the Asian Games held at Incheon in 2014. [8] She won an individual silver medal at the 8th Asian Airgun Shooting Championship in New Delhi, India in September 2015.

Chaudhary is six-time national champion in air pistol and has accumulated about 117 national and 43 international medals, including 3 gold medals at the SAF Games 2004 in Pakistan, 3 gold medals at the 8th Commonwealth Shooting championship at New Delhi in 2010, where she won an individual gold medal, an individual badge medal, and a and pair event with Pushpanjali Rana. She won 2 gold medals (individual and team) at the 12th SAF Games 2016 in Guwahati, India. She has been supported by Olympic Gold Quest.

Award

In 2004, the government of Haryana accredited Chaudhary with the Bhim Award for excellence in pistol shooting.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "बेटी को एशियाड में मिला मेडल तो घर में छाई खुशी की खुमारी, देखें जश्न की तस्वीरें" [Shweta Chaudhary Won Bronze Medal In Asiad Games, Faridabad Haryana]. bhaskar.com (in Hindi). 21 September 2014.
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