Suma Shirur was born on 10 May 1974 and is a Indian former sport shooter who competed in the 10 metre air rifle event.
10 Facts About Suma Shirur
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Suma Shirur is a joint world record holder in the event, having scored the maximum of 400 points in the qualification round, which she achieved at the 2004 Asian Shooting Championships in Kuala Lumpur.
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Suma Shirur is currently the High Performance Coach of the Indian Jr.
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Suma Shirur is the coach of 2020 Paralympics women's SH1 10m rifle gold and women's SH1 50m 3-position rifle bronze medalist Avani Lekhara On 30 November 2022, she was conferred the Dronacharya Award by the 15th President of India, Droupadi Murmu.
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Suma Shirur completed her education in Navi Mumbai, doing schooling in St Xavier's High School, Nerul, Junior College in Fr.
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In 1993, as a part of the Maharashtra Rifle Association, Suma Shirur won three silver medals at the Maharashtra State Championship.
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Suma Shirur then represented her home state of Karnataka at the 1997 National Games in Bangalore, where she won the gold medal in the 10 metre air rifle event.
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Suma Shirur made her name at the international stage winning medals at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won medals in the individual and team events of 10 metre air rifle.
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Suma Shirur stood eighth in the final, having scored a total of 497.2 points in the event.
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Suma Shirur went on to win the gold medal in the event, scoring a total of 502.3 points in the final.