Gagan Narang
Gagan Narang (born 6 May 1983) is an Indian sportsman. His is best known as an shooter (marksman) who competed in three Summer Olympic Games.[2]
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 May 1983 Chennai, Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Hyderabad, Telangana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Rifle shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
He was born in Chennai on 6 May 1983 and his ancestors belonged to Samalkha in Panipat district in Haryana. Gagan was born in Madras in Tamil Nadu.[2] He was raised in Hyderabad.
International competitions
Gagan Narang is a gold medalist in the Afro Asian games, 2003 in Hyderabad on October 26, 2003 in Men's 10m air rifle competition.[3] He also won gold medals in the Commonwealth Games in 2006[4] and 2010.[5]
Gagan Narang won the bronze medal[6][6][7][8] in the 10m air rifle event at the 2012 London Olympics
ISSF World Medal Tally
| No. | Event | Championship | Year | Place | Medal |
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| 1 | 10 metre air rifle | ISSF World Shooting Championships | 2010 | Munich |  |
| 3 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | ISSF World Cup | 2009 | Changwon |  |
| 4 | 10m air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2009 | Changwon | |
| 5 | 10 metre air rifle | ISSF World Cup Final | 2008 | Bangkok | |
| 6 | 10m air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2008 | Beijing | |
| 7 | 10m air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2006 | Guangzhou | |
World record
| Current world records held in men's 10 metre air rifle | ||||||
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| Men | Qualification | 600 |  Tevarit Majchacheep (THA) Denis Sokolov (RUS) Gagan Narang (IND) Gagan Narang (IND) Zhu Qinan (CHN) |
January 27, 2000 March 1, 2008 November 5, 2008 October 6, 2010 September 22, 2011 |
Langkawi (MAS) Winterthur (SUI) Bangkok (THA) New Delhi (IND) Wrocław (POL) |
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| Final | 703.8 | Zhu Qinan (CHN) (600+103.8) |
September 22, 2011 | Wrocław (POL) | ||
Related pages
References
- "Who is Gagan Narang". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), Gagan Narang Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- "Gagan Narang wins India's first gold". October 26, 2003. a rediff.com article about Afro-Asian Games
- "Who is Gagan Narang," Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine Hindustan Times (India). October 5, 2010; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- "Gagan Narang set to get Khel Ratna, Arjuna for Zaheer," Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine Times of India. July 20, 2011; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- "Gagan Narang wins India's first medal at London 2012 Olympics". Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- "Gagan Narang wins Bronze at London Olympic 2012". JolChobi. July 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- London2012.com, Gagan Narang Archived 2013-01-03 at Archive.today; retrieved 2012-8-15.
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