Abhinav Bindra

Name : Abhinav Bindra

Other names : Abhi, Abhinav Singh Bindra

Born in: Dehradun

Birth Date : September 28, 1982

Father: Apjit Bindra

Mother: Babli Bindra

Nationality: Indian

Sun Sign : Libra

Height: 1.73 m

Famous as : Shooter

Education: B.B.A.University of Colorado,U.S.

Achievements:

• He is the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the

  2008 Olympic Games for men’s 10m air rifle shooting competition.
• He holds the distinction of being the first and only Indian to have

  held both the World and Olympic titles at the same time.

Awards:

• 2000 – Arjuna award for Shooting
• 2001 – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna  (India’s highest sports award).
• 2008 – CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Sports
• 2009 – Padma Bhushan.
• 2011 – Honorary lieutenant colonel by Indian Territorial Army