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6 MAY 1983 GAGAN NARANG BORN

Gagan Narang

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Gagan Narang
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NationalityIndian
Born6 May 1983 (age 33)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
ResidenceHyderabad, Telangana
OccupationRifle shooting
This rifle is used by Gagan Narang.
Gagan Narang is an Indian shooter, in Air rifle shooting, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He was the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics. He won the Bronze Medal in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle Event at the2012 Summer Olympics in London with a final score of 701.1 on 30 July 2012.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and background[edit]

Gagan was born to Bhimsen Narang and his wife Amarjit in Chennai on the 6 May 1983.[6][7] His father is a retired chief manager of the Air India.[8] Gagan's family hail from the Simla Gujran village of Haryana's Panipat district.[9] But his father's job assignments made them to shift from Panipat to Hyderabad, where he was brought up.[10] He did his schooling from the Gitanjali Senior School and attained his Bachelor of Computer Applicationdegree from the Hyderabad's Osmania University.[11][12] He took to shooting when his father presented him an air pistol in 1997. And perfected his shooting skills at the backyard of his home in Begumpet.[13] According to his father, Gagan showed early sparks of his shooting ability when, at the age of two, he shot a balloon with a toy pistol.[14]

Career[edit]

Gagan Narang is a gold medalist in the Afro Asian games, 2003 in Hyderabad on 26 October 2003 in Men's 10m air rifle competition.[15] He had won an air rifle gold medal at the World Cup 2006 and followed that event in April 2010.
In a pre-Olympic event in Hannover, Germany, Gagan shot a panis air rifle score higher than the world record, 704.3 as opposed to 703.1 set by Thomas Farnik of Austria in the World Cup 2006. Gagan Narang won 4 gold medal at 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Gagan qualified for the 2008 ISSF World Cup Final after he won a gold in the World Cup in China earlier in 2008. Gagan shot a perfect 600 in the qualification round. He scored 103.5 in the final round making total score of 703.5 to gain the universe record.[16][17] On 4 November 2008 he broke Austria's Thomas Farnik's record, set in the 2006 World Cup final in Granada, Spain. Gagan said his win was special because Barack Obama, who won the United States' Presidential election on same day, was a source of inspiration.[18]
Gagan Narang added 4 gold medals to the Indian tally at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. In the Men's 10 m air rifle singles event, he shot a perfect 600 which was a new record.[19] Gagan also clinched a silver medal in his pet event at the Asian Games 2010. He also combined with Abhinav Bindra and Sanjeev Rajput to provide the country with another silver, in the team event behind champions China. Both of his silvers were won on the opening day of Asian Games.[20]
Gagan Narang won the bronze medal[2] in the 10m air rifle event at the 2012 London Olympics with a total score of 701.1 becoming India's first medal winner at the 2012 games. Gagan was just behind the silver medallist Niccolo Campriani of Italy who scored 701.5, while the gold medallist Alin George Moldoveanu of Romania was at 702.1.[3] However he failed to qualify for the finals of the men's 50-metre rifle three positions at the Royal Artillery Barracks.[21]
Gagan Narang won 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal in 50-metre rifle prone and 50-metre rifle 3 position respectively at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[22][23]

ISSF World Medal Tally[edit]

No.EventChampionshipYearPlaceMedal
110m air rifleISSF World Shooting Championships2010Munich3rd
350m rifle 3 PositionsISSF World Cup2009Changwon1st
410m air rifleISSF World Cup2009Changwon3rd
510m air rifleISSF World Cup Final2008Bangkok1st
610m air rifleISSF World Cup2008Beijing3rd
710m air rifleISSF World Cup2006Guangzhou1st

World record[edit]

Current world records held in 10 m Air Rifle
MenQualification600 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)
WrocÅ‚aw (POL)		edit
RIGHT

Controversy[edit]

In August 2010, Gagan had publicly expressed his displeasure after being ignored for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award thrice and he threatened to skip the 2010 Commonwealth Games due to lack of motivation.[24] However, intense pressure from his family and fans, he later decided to participate.[25]

Summer Olympics[edit]

YearEventRankNotes
2004 Athens10 m air rifle12
2008 Beijing10 m air rifle9
50 m rifle Prone35
50 m rifle three positions13
2012 London10 m air rifle3rd
50 m rifle prone18
50 m rifle three positions20

Awards & Recognitions[edit]

In recognition with his achievements, Gagan Narang was conferred with the Padma Shree Award in 2011.[26] Gagan Narang was selected for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for 2010. This is the highest sports award in the country.[27] He was conferred the award by then president Pratibha Patil on 29 August 2011.[28] Also Gagan Narang was invited by the organisers of the Indian Grand Prix to wave the chequered flag in the 2012 Indian Grand Prix.[29]
Awards for 2012 Olympics Bronze medal
  • ₹10 million (US$150,000) cash prize by State Government of Haryana.
  • ₹5 million (US$74,000) cash prize by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh.[30]
  • ₹5 million (US$74,000) cash prize by the State Government of Rajasthan.[31]
  • ₹2 million (US$30,000) cash prize by Steel Ministry of India.
  • 2 kg of gold by Sahara India Pariwar.
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      Gagan Narang
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      Gagan Narang is an Indian shooter, in Air rifle shooting, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He was the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics. Wikipedia
      Born: May 6, 1983 (age 33), Chennai
      Weight: 98 kg
      Education: Osmania University
      Residence: Hyderabad
      Olympic medal: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Men's 10m air rifle
      Awards: Arjuna Award for Shooting
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