Abhinav Bindra, a Libran (28th September, 1982) from Punjab. First ever Indian who won the Gold Medal for the country. This Gold medal is also important as IndiaIndia won gold medal in men’s hockey at Moscow Olympic. won it after long 28 years. In 1980 India won gold medal in men’s hockey at
Moscow Olympic.
Abhinav Bindra is an MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree holder and CEO of his Abhinav Futuristic (A computer game distributor company). He is the brightest star among a new breed of talented Indian shooters. Born on September 28, 1982, Bindra is quite often criticized for not delivering on the promise he showed as a child prodigy.
Coming from an affluent family and with the luxury of an indoor range in his backyard, Bindra proved to an early bird and, at 15, was the youngest participant at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Awards and recognition are not new for him. Bindra shot into limelight by winning a bronze in the 2001 Munich World Cup with a new junior world record score of 597/600.
In the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, competing in his pet Air rifle event, Bindra won Gold in the Pairs event and Silver in the individual event. During a purple patch, Bindra won six gold medals at various international meets in the European Circuit in 2001. He was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2001.
Major Achievements :
• Beijing Olympic Gold Medalist 700.5 2008
• Gold Medalist Air Rifle Australian Cup, Sydney 2007
• Gold Medalist Air Rifle Asian Shooting Championship 2007
• World Champion Air Rifle World Championship Zagreb 2006
• Common Wealth Games, Melbourne – Gold, Silver, Bronze medalist 2006
• Asian Shooting Championship Bangkok - Gold Medalist 2005
• National Champion 2005
• Broke the Olym pic Record of 96 Atlanta Olympics at Athens Olympics 2004
• Common Wealth Games Record Holder 2004
• Athens Olympics (Finalist) 2004
• All American Shooting Championship at Colorado Springs Gold Medalist 2004
• National Champion 2003
• Bronze Medalist World Cup Munich 2003
• Asian Shooting Championship – Silver Medalist 2003
• National Champion 2002
• Common Wealth Games, Manchester -Gold, Silver, Medalist 2002
• European Circuit Champion - 7 Gold Medals, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze 2002
• Junior World Record Holder Air Rifle in Munich 2001
• National Champion 2001
• National Champion 2000
• National Champion 1999
• Represented India in 48 World Cups, 3 Common Wealth Games
• 3 Olympics, 3 Asian Games, 6 European Circuit Championship
Key Awards :
• Madhya Pradesh Khel Ratna 2008
• Punjab Praman Patra Award 2006
• Uttaranchal Praman Patra Award 2003
• UT Government Most Elite Sportsman Award 2002
• K.K. Birla Award 2002
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2001
• Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award 2001
• Arjuna Award 2000
Scholarships :
• International Olympic Solidarity Scholarship 2008
• International Olympic Solidarity Scholarship 2007
• Scholarship - Mittal Champions Trust 2006
• Sahara Sports Scholarship 2004
• International Olympic Solidarity Scholarship 2004
• International Olympic Solidarity Scholarship 2003
• Appreciation by Director-American Olympic Training Central, Colarado Springs
Education :
• Bachelors in Business Management from University of Colorado
• Pursuing Doctorate in Masters of Business Management
• Diploma in Sports Mental Management from Munich
• Lanny School of Mental Management, USA
• Conferred Honorary Doctorate in Literature from SRM University, Chennai on 8th September, 2008
Business :
• Director, Abhinav Futuristics Limited
• Director, Abhinav Hotels & Inns Pvt. Ltd