Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)

Vijay Kumar

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1985-08-19) 19 August 1985 (age 31) Harsour, Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Shooting
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London 25 m rapid fire pistol ISSF World Shooting Championships 2009 Beijing 25m Rapid Fire Pistol 2011 Fort Benning 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Singles) 2006 Melbourne 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs) 2010 Delhi 25 metre rapid fire pistol pairs 2010 Delhi 25 metre rapid fire pistol singles 2010 Delhi 25-metre centre fire pistol pairs 2010 Delhi 25-metre centre fire pistol singles Asian Games 2014 Incheon 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Team) 2006 Doha 25m Rapid Fire Pistol 2010 Guangzhou 25m Centre Fire Pistol

Subedar Major Vijay Kumar AVSM, SM (born 19 August 1985) is a sport shooter from India. He won the silver medal in the individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kumar hails from Barsar village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh and is a serving Subedar Major (Warrant Officer Class I) in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) Indian Army. Vijay Kumar is supported by the Olympic Gold Quest initiative. He has been posted at Indian Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) Mhow since 2003 where he is being coached by the Russian Pavel Smirnov.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he won two gold medals: the individual 25 meter rapid fire pistol competition and the pairs competition in the same event together with Pemba Tamang. The same year, he won a bronze medal in the Asian Games. In 2006, he was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian government.

In 2007, he finished second at the Asian Championship in 25 metre center-fire pistol. He also won a silver medal at the 2009 ISSF World Cup Beijing in rapid fire pistol, where he was defeated by 0.1 points.

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