Heena Sidhu was born on 29 August 1989 and is an Indian sport shooter.
21 Facts About Heena Sidhu
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On 7 April 2014, Sidhu became the first Indian pistol shooter to reach number one in world rankings by the International Shooting Sport Federation.
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In 2013, Heena Sidhu became the first Indian pistol shooter to win a gold medal in an ISSF World Cup finals when she won the 10-metre air pistol event.
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In 2014, Heena Sidhu was the World record holder in the 10-metre air pistol event with a final score of 203.8.
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Heena Sidhu's brother is a shooter in the 10 metre air pistol event.
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On 7 February 2013, Heena Sidhu married Ronak Pandit, a pistol shooter who acts as her coach.
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Heena Sidhu began shooting in 2006, participating in the national junior and senior teams.
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Heena Sidhu began shooting to aid her admission into dental school.
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In 2009, Heena Sidhu won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Beijing.
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Heena Sidhu won first place in the women's 10 m air pistol event at the national championship in Kerala.
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Heena Sidhu was a member of the Indian team to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Heena Sidhu competed in the women's 10 metre air pistol event, finishing twelfth in the qualification round.
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Heena Sidhu was part of the official London Olympic Games film entitled First: The Story of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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In 2013, Heena Sidhu won the gold medal at the ISSF World Cup Finals in Munich, Germany.
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Heena Sidhu defeated the world champion Zorana Arunovic of Serbia and the previous winner, Olena Kostevych of Ukraine with 203.8 points, which gave her a 5-point lead at the end of the event.
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Heena Sidhu finished fourteenth in the women's 10 metre air pistol and twentieth in the women's 25 metre pistol qualifying rounds.
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In 2017, Heena Sidhu won gold medal in women's 10 metre air pistol event at the Commonwealth shooting championships in Brisbane.
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In 2016, Heena Sidhu pulled out of the Asian Air Gun Championships in Tehran because Iran made the wearing of the hijab mandatory for female participants.
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At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Heena Sidhu won a silver medal in the women's 10 metre air pistol event, and a gold medal in the women's 25 metre air pistol event.
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Heena Sidhu broke the Commonwealth Games record of 38 in winning the gold medal.
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On 28 August 2014, Heena Sidhu was conferred the Arjuna Award.