Abhishek Verma (sport shooter)

Abhishek Verma (born 1 August 1989) is an Indian sport shooter. In 2019 Beijing he won a gold medal in the Men's 10 metre air pistol. At 2018 Jakarta Palembang he won a bronze medal in Men's 10 metre air pistol.[1] Verma is slated to participate from the Indian contingent in Japan Olympics 2021 and has started preparations.[2] Verma is currently ranked 1 in the 10m Air Pistol category.[3]

Abhishek Verma
Verma at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989
Panipat, Haryana
EducationManav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Parents
  • Justice Ashok Kumar Verma (father)
  • Kusum Verma (mother)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportShooting
Event(s)Air pistol
ClubYaduvanshi Shooting Sports Academy,HISAR
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st in ISSF World Ranking (10m Air Pistol)
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games
Asian Games - 1
World Championships - 1 -
World Cup 3 1 2
Asian Shooting Championships 1 - 1
Total 4 2 4
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta PalembangMen's 10 m air pistol
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Changwon10 m team air pistol
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2019 Beijing10 m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2019 Rio de Janeiro10 m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2021 New Delhi10m air pistol men's team
Silver medal – second place2019 Rio de Janeiro10 m air pistol mixed team
Bronze medal – third place2021 New Delhi10m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place2021 New Delhi10m air pistol mixed team
Asian Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha10 m air pistol mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha10 m air pistol men's team

A double gold medallist at World Cup, and he holds a BTech in computer science, wants to deal with cases related to cyber crime.[4] He grabbed his second gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro World Cup in August.[4]

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