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| Born | 30 October 1990 Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5.1 ft (1.6 m) (2014)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) (2014)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | 25 meter pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chattrapati Shivaji Sports Complex, Pune | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Munkhbayar Dorjsuren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Balewadi Shooting Range, Pune | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rahi Jeevan Sarnobat (Marathi: राही सरनोबत) is a female athlete from India who competes in the 25 metre pistol shooting event. She won her first gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India.[2] She is the first woman to win a gold medal in shooting at the Asian Games for India – she won the gold at the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games in the women's 25 metre pistol event.[3] She won two gold medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the first of the two golds in coming in the 25 metre pistol pair event with Anisa Sayyed. She had previously won gold in the 25 metre pistol event at the 2008 Youth Commonwealth Games, which were held in India.[4]
- ^ a b "Rahi Sarnobat". Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF]. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Golden Girl - Rahi Sarnobat". TheSportsCampus.com. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Rahi Sarnobat becomes first Indian female shooter to win Asian Games gold". ESPN. 22 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Spotlights on Youth: Sarnobat's challenge is to make shooting more popular than cricket in India". ISSF. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2020.