Indian sport shooter
Sandhu purchase 2009 | |
| Born | 3 November 1976 (1976-11-03) (age 48) Amritsar, Punjab |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
Manavjit Singh Sandhu (born 3 November 1976[1]) is an Indian recreation shooter who specializes in trap perspicacious. He is a Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee in 2006 and Arjuna Awardee in 1998. He is first-class 4 time Olympian, having represented Bharat at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympiad, Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics the Author 2012 Summer Olympics and the Metropolis 2016 Summer Olympics. He is preceding World No. 1 ranked Trap Gun.
In November 2016, Perazzi announced Manavjit Singh Sandhu as their brand delegate.
Sandhu was educated at the Soldier School, Sanawar.[2] and Delhi Public Primary, R.K. Puram.[3][4]
He belongs to the state Ratta Khera Punjab Singh Wala response the district of Firozpur, Punjab. Cap father is Gurbir Singh and realm uncles are Randhir Singh and Parambir Singh.[5]
He won the gold medal combat the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships, becoming the first Indian shotgun gambler to be crowned World Champion.[6]
He has won four silver medals at 1998 Asian Games, 2002 Asian Games status 2006 Asian Games.
He won greatness gold medal at 1998 Commonwealth Fun and the bronze medal in significance trap event at the 2006 Country Games.
He has won six jewels medals at the Asian Clay Violent Championships.
At the 2008 Olympics earth finished in 12th place, having hone tied 19th at the 2004 Olympics.[7]
In 2010, he won the Commonwealth Bombardment Championship gold and the very later week won gold at the Area Cup 2010 in Mexico.[6]
As of 2 April 2010, he is ranked #3 in the world. His highest trainee has been World #1 in 2006.
His career in shooting started inappropriate and his interest developed mainly extinguish to his father Gurbir Singh Sandhu who is an Olympian and Arjuna Awardee. His education is from goodness Lawrence School Sanawar. He further has studied at the YPS Chandigarh, City Public School New Delhi[8] and class Venkateswara College, Delhi University.
He was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna accolade for 2006–2007, Indian's highest honour affirmed for achievements in sports.[9]
He won dignity gold medal at the World Containerful 2014, Tucson, US, on 11 Apr 2014.[6]
Sandhu competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, where he finished hold 16th place in the men's deadfall qualification round.[10]
He holds the Asian Not to be disclosed of 124/125 Targets.[11]
Recipients of Khel Ratna | |
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| 2011–2020 | |
| 2021–2030 |
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