Saurabh Chaudhary

Saurabh Chaudhary (born 12 May 2002) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in 10 m Air Pistol. He was the youngest Indian gold medalist at the Asian Games.[2] He had earlier won gold medals and set a new junior world record in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. He is the only Indian shooter to win a gold medal in ISSF World Championship, ISSF World Cup, Youth Olympic Games, Asian Games and Asian Air Gun Championship.[3][4][5] He broke his own world record with a score of 245.5 and claimed gold in Junior Men 10m Air Pistol at 2018 World Championship in Changwon, Korea.[6]

Saurabh Chaudhary
Chaudhary in 2018
Personal information
Full nameSaurabh Chaudhary
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Born (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002[1]
Kalina, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height5 ft 8-in
Weight60 Kg
Life partner(s)Single
Sport
CountryIndia
SportShooting
Event(s)AP60 APMIX
ClubVeer Sahamal Rifle Club
TeamBinauli (Baghpat)
Coached byAmit Sheoran
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games - – –
Youth Olympic Games 1 – –
World Championships 1 1 1
World Cup 8 3 2
Asian Games 1 – –
Asian Championships – 2 –
Junior World Cup 3 – –
Total 14 6 3


ISSF World Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Changwon10m air pistol junior
Silver medal – second place2018 Changwon10m air team mens
Bronze medal – third place2018 ChangwonMixed Team 10m air pistol Junior
ISSF World Cup
Gold medal – first place2021 New Delhi10m air pistol men's team
Bronze medal – third place2021 Osijek10m air pistol men
Silver medal – second place2021 Osijek10m air pistol mixed team
Gold medal – first place2021 New Delhi10m air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place2021 New Delhi10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2019 New Delhi10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2019 Munich10m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place2019 Rio de Janeiro10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2019 New DelhiMixed Team 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2019 BeijingMixed Team 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2019 MunichMixed Team 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2019 Rio de JaneiroMixed Team 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2022 Cairo10m air pistol men
Silver medal – second place2019 PutianMixed Team 10m air pistol
Asian Shooting Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Doha10-meter air pistol
Silver medal – second place2019 Doha10m air pistol mixed team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Palembang 10 m air pistol
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires 10 m air pistol
ISSF Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Suhl10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2018 SuhlMixed team 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2018 Suhl10m air pistol team junior
Updated on 13 November 2018.

Early life

He was born in Kalina village, in district Meerut of western Uttar Pradesh (India). He comes from a family of farmers living in Yamuna and Gangatic 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 Amit Sheoran[8] identified his talent and groomed him from grassroot level.

Olympic journey

From Tin-Shed Academy[9] to Tokyo Olympics. Just months before event Saurabh Chaudhary was effected by COVID-19.[10] But, sensational shooter Chaudhary[11] fired his way into the finals of the men's 10m air pistol event by topping the qualifications at 1st position with 586/600[12] with a mind-blowing performance in the Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday. Coach Amit Sheoran hard work at Aryangateways Sports Foundation[13][14] for Saurabh proved itself in Olympics. Unfortunately in finals medal slipped off even after the entry at first position.[15]

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.[16]

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.[17]

2019

In February he won the gold medal at ISSF World Cup in Delhi.[18]

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

In May he won gold and broke the world and junior records in 10m pistol ISSF World Cup in Munich.[19]

2020

In January 2020, he won 63rd gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship.in men's 10 metre air pistol.[20]

2021

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

International career

Youth Olympic Games
Year Championship Venue Event Rank Score
2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:580,Final:244.2

World Championship
Year Championships Venue Event Rank Note
2017 World Junior Championships Suhl 10m air pistol 4th Score:578,Final:198.0
2018 World Junior Championships Changwon 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) score:581,Final:245.5
Changwon Mixed team 10m air pistol 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) score:761,Final:407.3

Asian Games
Year Championship Venue Event Rank Score
2018 2018 Asian Games Palembang 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) score:586,Final:240.7

World Cup

10 Meter Air Pistol
Year Championships Venue Event Rank Score
2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi 10m air pistol 2nd Score:587,Final:243.2
2019 ISSF World Cup ISSF World Cup New Delhi 10m air pistol 1st Score:587,Final:245.0WR
Munich 10m air pistol 1st score:586,Final:246.3WR Jr. Sr.
Rio de Janeiro 10m air pistol 3rd score:584,Final:221.9
2019 ISSF World Cup Final Putian 10m air pistol 6th Score:581,Final:159.8
2018 Junior World Cup Suhl 10m air pistol 1st Score:583,Final:243.7

Mixed Team
AGSF Founder Amit Sheoran as a coach of Shooting started from hot TIN-SHED and reached till Olympics 2020 Tokyo with Saurabh Chaudhary & Deepender Singh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi greeted Saurabh Chaudhary as Gold Medalist youth Olympian, in Delhi on October 21, 2018.
AGSF igniting Para Shooting with Gold Medal in Bangkok world cup 2017 by Deepender Singh
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 August 29, 2020.
Year Championships Venue Event Rank Score
2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:384,Final:16
2019 ISSF World Cup ISSF World Cup New Delhi Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:767,Final:478.9
Beijing Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:482,Final16
Munich Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) score:591,Final:17
Rio de Janeiro Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:-,Final:17
2019 ISSF World Cup Final Putian Mixed team 10m air pistol 2nd place, silver medalist(s) score:389,Final:13
2018 Junior World Cup Suhl Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:767,Final:478.9

Honours

See also

References
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