Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)

Vijay Kumar Sharma
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Vijay Kumar, in 2013
Personal details
Born (1985-08-19) 19 August 1985 (age 39)
Harsour, Hamirpur
Himachal Pradesh, India
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service2001 – 2017
Rank Honorary Captain
AwardsPadma Shri
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Arjuna Award
Sports career
SportShooting
Event25 metre rapid fire pistol
Medal record
Men's shooting[1]
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1
Commonwealth Games 5 1
Asian Games 1 2
ISSF World Cup 2
Total 5 5 2
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 25 m rapid fire pistol
ISSF World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Beijing 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
Silver medal – second place 2011 Fort Benning 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Singles)
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 25 metre rapid fire pistol pairs
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 25 metre rapid fire pistol singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 25-metre centre fire pistol pairs
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 25-metre centre fire pistol singles
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Team)
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 25m Centre Fire Pistol

Honorary Captain Vijay Kumar Sharma, AVSM, SM (born 19 August 1985) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the silver medal in the individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Kumar hails from Barsar village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh and is a retired Subedar Major (Warrant Officer Class I) in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) Indian Army, who was later promoted to Honorary Captain Rank.[3] Vijay Kumar is supported by the Olympic Gold Quest initiative. He is the only Indian to have won a medal at 25m rapid Fire Pistol . He has been posted at Indian Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) Mhow since 2003 where he is being coached by the Russian Pavel Smirnov.

  1. ^ "ISSF – International Shooting Sport Federation – issf-sports.org". issf-sports.org. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ Vijay Kumar bags silver in London Olympics 2012
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