Jaspal Rana

Jaspal Rana

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1976-06-28) 28 June 1976 (age 40) Uttarkashi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Residence	Dehradun, India
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Shooting
Event(s)	25 metre center-fire pistol 25 metre standard pistol
Club	Uttranchal Rifle Association
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  India ISSF World Shooting Championships 1994 Milan 25 m standard pistol (juniors) Asian Shooting Championships 1995 Jakarta 25 m standard pistol 2000 Langkawi 25 m center-fire pistol Asian games 1994 Hiroshima 25 m center fire pistol 2006 Doha 25 m center fire pistol 2006 Doha 25 m center fire pistol team 2006 Doha 25 m standard pistol 1998 Bangkok 25 m center fire pistol 2006 Doha 25 m standard pistol team 1994 Hiroshima 25 m center fire pistol team 1998 Bangkok 25 m center fire pistol team

Jaspal Rana (born June 28, 1976) is an Indian shooter. He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category. He was a gold medallist at the 1994 Asian Games, 1998 Commonwealth Games - Men's Center Fire Pistol, Men's Center Fire Pistol Pairs,2002 Commonwealth Games - Men's 25m Center Fire Pistol, 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 25m Center Fire Pistol Pairs, and 2006 Asian Games. At present, Rana coaches at the Jaspal Rana Institute of Education and Technology in Dehradun.

Rana was born in a Rajput family in Tehri Garhwal, in Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand). He grew up in Mussoorie, Dehradun, Nainbagh and later on in Delhi and studied at the K.V. Air Force Station Tughlkabad, and St. Stephen's and Sri Aurobindo colleges. His first coach was his father, Narayan Singh Rana, an Indo-Tibetan Border Police official. Later on Tibor Ganazol coached him to perfection.

Rana made his national début at the age of 12, at the 31st National Shooting Championship at Ahmedabad and won a Silver Medal. He shot into Standard Pistol shooting fame when he won a Gold at the 46th World Shooting Championship (Junior Section) with a world record score at Milan, Italy, in 1994.

Rana won most of his medals in the Centre Fire Pistol event, but has also won Air Pistol, Standard Pistol, Free Pistol and Rapid Fire Pistol events. He has won more than 600 Medals at the national and international levels.

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