Vijay kumar

Name : Vijay kumar

Born/Home town: Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Birthday:19,August 1985

Nationality: Indian

Birth Sign:Leo

Sports: Shooting

Event: 25m Rapid Fire Pistol

Awards and recognition

• Arjuna Award(2007)
• Rajiv Gandhi khel Ratna(2012)
• Ati Vishisht Seva Medal(2013)
• Padma Shri (2013)

For winning the silver medal at 2012 London Olympics,

₹1 crore (US$160,000) cash award was awarded

by the Government of Himachal Pradesh and

₹50 lakh (US$78,000) by the Government of Rajasthan.

 

Vijay Kumar Medal Record

2012-silver(25m Rapid Fire Pistol),London Olympics.

2011 – Silver (25m Rapid Fire Pistol) – ISSF World Cup, Fort Benning
2010 – Gold (25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Pairs) – Commonwealth Games, Delhi
2010 – Gold (25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Singles) – Commonwealth Games, Delhi
2010 – Gold (25m Centre Fire Pistol – Pairs) – Commonwealth Games, Delhi
2010 – Silver (25m Centre Fire Pistol – Singles) – Commonwealth Games, Delhi
2010 – Bronze (25m Centre Fire Pistol) – Asian Games, Guangzhou
2010 – Bronze (10m Air Pistol) – Asian Games, Guangzhou
2009 – Silver (25m Rapid Fire Pistol) – ISSF World Cup, Beijing
2006 – Bronze (25m Rapid Fire Pistol) – Asian Games, Doha
2006 – Gold (25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Singles) – Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
2006 – Gold (25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Pairs) – Commonwealth Games, Melbourne