Saurabh Chaudhary

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Saurabh Chaudhary
File:Saurabh Chaudhary 2025.jpg
Chaudhary at the 2025 World Cup
Personal information
Born (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 24)[1]
Kalina, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportShooting
Event
10 m air pistol
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking3
Personal bests
  • 246.3 WJR (2019)
  • 240.7 AGR (2018)
  • 591 NR (2025)
Medal record
Men's 10 m air pistol shooting File:Shooting pictogram.svg
Representing File:Flag of India.svg India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup Final 0 1 0
Asian Games 1 0 0
Asian Championships 2 3 2
World Cup 9 2 4
Youth Olympic Games 1 0 0
Junior World Championships 1 0 1
Junior Asian Championships 2 1 0
Junior World Cup 4 0 0
Total 20 7 7
World Cup Final
Silver medal – second place 2019 Putian Mixed team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Palembang Individual
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taoyuan Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taoyuan Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Individual
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2025 Shymkent Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Shymkent Mixed team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Munich Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 New Delhi Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 New Delhi Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Beijing Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Munich Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 New Delhi Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 New Delhi Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Individual
Gold medal – first place 2025 Lima Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Osijek Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 New Delhi Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rio de Janeiro Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Osijek Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Lima Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Buenos Aires Mixed team
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Individual
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Changwon Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Changwon Mixed team
Junior Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wako City Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kuwait City Individual
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tehran Individual
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suhl Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suhl Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Suhl Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Suhl Team

Saurabh Chaudhary (born 12 May 2002) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in the 10 m air pistol event.[2] He rose to fame after clinching the gold medal in the 10 m air pistol event at the 2018 Asian Games, becoming the youngest Indian ever to win an Asian Games gold at just 16 years old.[3][4] He set a world junior record with a score of 246.3 in the 10 m air pistol category in 2019, a record he still holds as of 2025.[5] In recognition of his achievements, he was honored with the Arjuna Award in 2020.[6]

Early life

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He was born in Kalina village, in district Meerut of western Uttar Pradesh (India). He comes from a Jat family of farmers living in Yamuna and Gangetic plains of western UP. His father is Jagmohan Singh Siwach. He took up shooting at 13 and practised daily, traveling 15 km each way on buses to his club run by Aryangateways Sports Foundation.[7] His coach identified his talent and groomed him from grassroot level.

Career

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Months before Tokyo Olympics, Chaudhary was effected by COVID-19.[8] But, sensational shooter Chaudhary[9] fired his way into the finals of the men's 10m air pistol event by topping the qualifications at 1st position with 586/600[10] with a mind-blowing performance in the Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday. Coach hard work at Aryangateways Sports Foundation[11][12] for Saurabh proved itself in Olympics. Unfortunately in finals medal slipped off even after the entry at first position.[13]

At the age of 16 years, he won Gold n 10m air pistol at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. And shot 244.2 to finish on top ahead of South Korea's Sung Yunho (236.7) and Switzerland's Solari Jason (215.6), who bagged silver and bronze respectively.[14]

2018

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Chaudhary became the youngest Indian shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. He participated in the Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Argentina and won gold. He won three golds in the Asian Airgun Championship in 2018:the 10m air pistol competition, the team competition and in the mixed team 10m pistol.[15]

2019

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In February he won the gold medal at ISSF World Cup in Delhi.[16]

In April, he participated in Mixed Team 10m pistol with Manu Bhaker and won gold at ISSF World Cup in Beijing.[citation needed]

In May he won gold and broke the world and junior records in 10m pistol ISSF World Cup in Munich.[17]

2020

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In January 2020, he won 63rd gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship.in men's 10 metre air pistol.[18]

2021

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In the men's 10 metre air pistol event of the Tokyo Olympics he managed to reach the final finishing in 7th place.

2025

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Saurabh returned to shooting in January 2025, setting a national record in 10m men's air pistol shooting with a score of 591,[19] winning the national selection trials. [20]

Performance record

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Youth Olympic Games

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Year Championship Venue Event Rank Score
2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:580,Final:244.2

World Championship

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Year Championships Venue Event Rank Note
2017 World Junior Championships Suhl 10m air pistol 4th Score:578,Final:198.0
2018 World Junior Championships Changwon 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) score:581,Final:245.5
Changwon Mixed team 10m air pistol 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) score:761,Final:407.3

Asian Games

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Year Championship Venue Event Rank Score
2018 2018 Asian Games Palembang 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) score:586,Final:240.7

World Cup

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10m air pistol

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Year Championships Venue Event Rank Score
2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi 10m air pistol 2nd Score:587,Final:243.2
2019 ISSF World Cup ISSF World Cup New Delhi 10m air pistol 1st Score:587,Final:245.0WR
Munich 10m air pistol 1st score:586,Final:246.3WR Jr. Sr.
Rio de Janeiro 10m air pistol 3rd score:584,Final:221.9
2019 ISSF World Cup Final Putian 10m air pistol 6th Score:581,Final:159.8
2018 Junior World Cup Suhl 10m air pistol 1st Score:583,Final:243.7

Mixed team

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Year Championships Venue Event Rank Score
2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:384,Final:16
2019 ISSF World Cup ISSF World Cup New Delhi Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:767,Final:478.9
Beijing Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:482,Final16
Munich Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) score:591,Final:17
Rio de Janeiro Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:-,Final:17
2019 ISSF World Cup Final Putian Mixed team 10m air pistol 2nd place, silver medalist(s) score:389,Final:13
2018 Junior World Cup Suhl Mixed team 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:767,Final:478.9

Honours

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi greeted Saurabh Chaudhary as Gold Medalist youth Olympian, in Delhi on 21 October 2018
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju (Minister) presenting the Arjuna Award, 2020 to Saurabh Chaudhary the shooter of Aryangateways Sports Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 29 August 2020

See also

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References

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