Saurabh Chaudhary

Saurabh Chaudhary
Chaudhary in 2018
Personal information
Full nameSaurabh Chaudhary
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Born (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 22)[1]
Kalina, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Life partnerSingle
Sport
CountryIndia
SportShooting
EventAP60 APMIX
ClubVeer Sahamal Rifle Club
TeamBinauli (Baghpat)
Coached byIndian Coach

Saurabh Chaudhary (born 12 May 2002) is an Indian sport shooter.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in 10 m air pistol and became the youngest Indian gold medalist to do so.[3] He has won gold medals and set a new world record at the Junior World Cup.[4] He has won gold medals at the World Championships, World Cup, Youth Olympic Games, Asian Games and Asian Championships.[5] He broke his own world record with a score of 245.5 and claimed gold in junior men's 10m air pistol at the 2018 World Championships.[6]

  1. ^ "Athletes Saurabh Chaudhary". asiangames2018.id. Asian Games 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Asian Games 2018: Who is Saurabh Chaudhary?". indianexpress.com. Indian Express. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Record Player: Saurabh Chaudhary becomes India's youngest Asian Games individual gold medallist". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. ^ "ISSF Junior World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary sets junior world record, wins gold". indianexpress.com. Indian Express. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Asian Games 2018: Saurabh Chaudhary clinches gold, Abhishek Verma bronze in 10m Air Pistol shooting". hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Saurabh Chaudhary shoots down junior record for gold at ISSF World Championships". indiatimes.com. Times of India. 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.