29 Facts About Abhinav Bindra

Abhinav Bindra was born on 28 September 1982 and is an Indian former sport shooter and a businessman.

Abhinav Bindra is an Olympic gold medalist as well as the first and one of only two Indians to win an individual Olympic gold medal.

Abhinav Bindra has won seven medals at the Commonwealth Games and three medals at the Asian Games.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Abhinav Bindra finished fourth in the finals of the 10-meter air rifle event.

Abhinav Bindra served as a goodwill ambassador for the Rio 2016 Olympics Indian contingent, having been appointed to that post by the Indian Olympics Association.

In 2018, Abhinav Bindra was bestowed with the prestigious Blue Cross, the ISSF's highest honor.

Abhinav Bindra is currently a member of the IOC Athletes' Commission.

Abhinav Bindra carried the Olympic torch at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Abhinav Bindra was born in Dehradun in Uttarakhand, to a Punjabi Sikh Khatri family.

Abhinav Bindra was educated at the Doon School in Dehradun and at St Stephen's School in Chandigarh.

Abhinav Bindra studied business administration at the University of Colorado Boulder.

At the age of 15, Abhinav Bindra was the youngest participant in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Abhinav Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Abhinav Bindra was honored with the Arjuna Award that year.

Abhinav Bindra won six gold medals at various international meets that year and received the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, India's highest sports award.

Abhinav Bindra scored 597 in the qualification round and placed third, preceded by Qinan Zhu and Li Jie.

Abhinav Bindra returned to compete and won the title at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships with a score of 699.1, qualifying him for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Abhinav Bindra won the men's 10-meter air rifle event, shooting a total of 700.5.

Abhinav Bindra scored 596 in the qualifying round, finishing fourth, and outscored all other shooters in the finals with a round of 104.5.

Abhinav Bindra was tied with Henri Hakkinen heading into his final shot.

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Abhinav Bindra was honored as the national flag-bearer at the opening ceremony.

Abhinav Bindra was given the honor of taking the athletes' oath on behalf of the 6,700 participants from 71 countries and territories.

Abhinav Bindra brought home a silver medal in the individual event.

Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men's 10-meter air rifle event at the 12th Asian Shooting Championships, held in Doha, Qatar.

Abhinav Bindra lost in the qualification round at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in the 16th place with a score of 594.

Abhinav Bindra has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Colorado.

Abhinav Bindra was a member of the ISSF Athlete Committee from 2010 to 2020, serving as Chair from 2014, and was appointed to the IOC Athlete Commission in 2018.

In 2017 whilst Chair of the ISSF Athletes Committee, Abhinav Bindra was criticised for approving the removal of three events from the Olympic programme in what was described as an undemocratic and un-transparent manner.

Abhinav Bindra belongs to a sikh family and a descendant of legendary warrior Hari Singh Nalwa, who was commander-in-chief of the Sikh army during Maharaja Ranjit Singh's reign.