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Abhinav Bindra Biography

Full name: Abhinav Bindra

Gender: Male

Height: 5'7"

Weight: 137 lbs (62 kg)

Born: September 28, 1982 in Dehradun,

Country: India

Sport: Shooting

Abhinav Bindra (born September 28, 1982[1]) is an Indian shooter specializing in the 10 m Air Rifle event. At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.

Abhinav Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Olympic Games.[3] He won six gold medals at various international meets in 2001.

In the 10 m Air rifle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, he won Gold in the Pairs event and Silver in the individual event. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he broke the Olympic record but failed to win a medal. He is a recipient of the Arjuna award in 2001 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the year 2001-2002.

Abhinav Bindra clinches India's first gold

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won the gold for the Men's 10m Air Rifle final after shooting a total of 700.5, thus becoming the first Indian individual gold medallist ever at the Olympics.

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