Abhinav Bindra
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
| Born |
28 September 1982 Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
| Residence | Zirakpur, Punjab, India |
| Education | Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) |
| Alma mater |
The Doon School St. Stephen's School, Chandigarh University of Colorado |
| Occupation | Sportsman(Shooter), businessman |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) (As of August 2011[update]) |
| Weight | 65.5 kg (144 lb) (As of August 2011[update]) |
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Abhinav Bindra (born 28 September 1982, in Dehradun,Uttarakhand,India) is an Indian professional shooter and businessman and is a World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event. By winning the gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games. It was also India's first gold medal since 1980, when the Men's Field Hockey Team won the gold. He is the first and only Indian to have held both the World and Olympic titles at the same time, a feat he accomplished by capturing the Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, after having won the gold at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships. Abhinav won Gold Medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow.
In 2014, Abhinav Bindra joined the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore as a member of their board of advisors. In collaboration with the GoSports Foundation, he will also provide support to India's up and coming talented shooters through the Abhinav Bindra Shooting Development Programme.
In May 2016, the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) appointed Abhinav Bindra as the Goodwill Ambassador for Rio 2016 Olympic Games Indian Contingent.
Recently in Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Bindra finished 4th in the finals of 10m Air Rifle Event. On 5 September, 2016 - Abhinav Bindra announced his retirement to give way to younger generation.
Abhinav Bindra was born in the home of Punjabi family. He studied at The Doon School for two years before moving to St. Stephen's School, Chandigarh; he graduated from Stephen's in 2000. His parents had an indoor shooting range installed at their home in Patiala, Punjab. His Mentor was Dr.Amit Bhattacharjee who has been closely associated with him since the beginning of his career. Bhattacharjee and Lt. Col. Dhillon (who was also his first Coach) were the first ones to spot the potential in Abhinav. Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Olympic Games. His current coach is a five-time Olympic shooter Gabriele Bühlmann from Basel, Switzerland, with whom he trained in Germany before the Olympics.
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