Saurabh Chaudhary

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{{short description|Indian sport shooter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Saurabh Chaudhary
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| image = The Gold Medal Winner Saurabh Choudhary (Allahabad) in the 10M Air Pistol event for boys, in New Delhi on February 04, 2018.jpg
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| caption = Chaudhary in 2018
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| fullname = Saurabh Chaudhary
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| nationality = Indian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|05|12|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/CHAUDHARY-Saurabh-3029947/ | title=Athletes Saurabh Chaudhary |website=asiangames2018.id| publisher=[[Asian Games 2018]] | accessdate=21 August 2018}}</ref>
| birth_place = Kalina, [[Meerut]], Uttar Pradesh, India
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| height = 5 feet 8-inch
| weight = 60 Kg
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| country = India
| sport = [[Shooting sport|Shooting]]
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| event = AP60 APMIX
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| club = Veer Sahamal Rifle Club
| team = Binauli (Baghpat)
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| coach = [[Amit Sheoran]]
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Shooting sport|shooting]]}}
{{MedalCountry | India }}
{{MedalCount | total = yes
| [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] |- | – | –
| [[Summer Youth Olympic Games|Youth Olympic Games]] | 1 | – | –
| [[World Championships]] | 1 | 1 | 1
| [[ISSF World Cup|World Cup]] | 8| 3 | 2
| [[Asian Games]] | 1 | – | –
| [[Asian Shooting Championships|Asian Championships]] | – | 2 | –
| [[ISSF Junior World Cup|Junior World Cup]] | 3 | – | –
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{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Shooting Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2018 Changwon]]|[[2018 ISSF World Championships|10m air pistol junior]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2018 Changwon]]|[[2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships|10m air team mens]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2018 Changwon]]|[[2018 ISSF World Championships|Mixed Team 10m air pistol Junior]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2021 ISSF World Cup|2021 New Delhi]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10m air pistol men's team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 ISSF World Cup|2021 Osijek]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10m air pistol men]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2021 ISSF World Cup|2021 Osijek]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10m air pistol mixed team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2021 ISSF World Cup|2021 New Delhi]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10m air pistol mixed team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2021 ISSF World Cup|2021 New Delhi]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 New Delhi]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 Munich]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 New Delhi]]|[[ISSF World Cup|Mixed Team 10m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 Beijing]]|[[ISSF World Cup|Mixed Team 10m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 Munich]]|[[ISSF World Cup|Mixed Team 10m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[ISSF World Cup|Mixed Team 10m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 ISSF World Cup|2022 Cairo]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10m air pistol men]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 Putian]]|[[ISSF World Cup Final|Mixed Team 10m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Shooting Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 Asian Shooting Championships|2019 Doha]]|[[2019 Asian Shooting championships|10-meter air pistol]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 Asian Shooting Championships|2019 Doha]]|[[2019 Asian Shooting Championships|10m air pistol mixed team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2018 Asian Games|2018 Palembang]] | [[Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games|10 m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Youth Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2018 Youth Olympic Games|2018 Buenos Aires]] | [[Shooting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 10 metre air pistol|10 m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF Junior World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|2018 Suhl]]|[[ISSF Junior World Cup|10m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|2018 Suhl]]|[[ISSF Junior World Cup|Mixed team 10m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|2018 Suhl]]|[[ISSF Junior World Cup|10m air pistol team junior]]}}
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| updated = 13 November 2018
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'''Saurabh Chaudhary''' (born 12 May 2002) is an Indian [[shooting sports|sport shooter]]. He won the gold medal at the [[2018 Asian Games]] in [[Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games|10 m Air Pistol]]. He was the youngest Indian gold medalist at the Asian Games. He had earlier won gold medals and set a new junior world record in the ISSF Junior World Cup in [[Suhl]], Germany. He is the only Indian shooter to win a gold medal in ISSF World Championship, ISSF World Cup, Youth Olympic Games, Asian Games and Asian Air Gun Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/who-is-saurabh-chaudhary-asian-games-2018-gold-medal-5317213/|title=Asian Games 2018: Who is Saurabh Chaudhary?|date=21 August 2018|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=21 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/asian-games-2018/asian-games-2018-saurabh-chaudhary-abhishek-verma-qualify-for-10m-air-pistol-final/story-Egsd0OMnX5WjnbFnqQ7MhN.html|website=hindustantimes.com|title=Asian Games 2018: Saurabh Chaudhary clinches gold, Abhishek Verma bronze in 10m Air Pistol shooting|date=21 August 2018|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=21 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/issf-junior-world-cup-saurabh-chaudhary-sets-junior-world-record-wins-gold-5234595/|title=ISSF Junior World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary sets junior world record, wins gold|website=indianexpress.com|date=26 June 2018|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=22 August 2018}}</ref> He broke his own world record with a score of 245.5 and claimed gold in Junior Men 10m Air Pistol at 2018 World Championship in Changwon, Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/sensational-saurabh-smashes-junior-record-for-gold-at-world-championships/articleshow/65696353.cms|title=Saurabh Chaudhary shoots down junior record for gold at ISSF World Championships|date=6 September 2018|publisher=Times of India|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=9 September 2018}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He was born in Kalina village in district Meerut of western Uttar Pradesh (India). He comes from a family of farmers living in Yamuna and [[Indo-Gangetic Plain|Gangatic plains]] of western UP. His father is Jagmohan Singh Siwach. He took up shooting at 13 and practised daily, traveling 15 km each way on buses to his club run by Aryangateways Sports Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=http://www.aryangateways.org/|access-date=4 February 2021|website=Aryan Gateways|language=en-US}}</ref> His coach [[Amit Sheoran]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Amit Sheoran|date=14 September 2020|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amit_Sheoran&oldid=978331883|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=4 February 2021}}</ref> identified his talent and groomed him from grassroot level.

== Career ==
{| class="wikitable"
|ISSF World Cup, Saurabh Chaudhary bagged Bronze in the men's 10m air pistol event.<ref name=obs>{{Cite web|date=June 24, 2021|title=Tokyo 2020: Olympic-bound shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bags bronze for India at ISSF World Cup|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tokyo-olympics/story/saurabh-chaudhary-shooter-tokyo-bound-2020-olympics-issf-world-cup-shooting-croatia-1819046-2021-06-24|access-date=2021-07-26|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|}
The 19 years old scored 220 in the final after qualifying with a score of 581.<ref name=obs/>

At the age of 16 years, he won Gold n 10m air pistol at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. And shot 244.2 to finish on top ahead of South Korea's Sung Yunho (236.7) and Switzerland's Solari Jason (215.6), who bagged silver and bronze respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 10, 2018|title=Youth Olympics: 16-year-old shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bags gold|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/saurabh-chaudhary-youth-olympics-shooting-1360316-2018-10-10|access-date=2021-07-26|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

=== 2018 ===
Chaudhary became the youngest Indian shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. He participated in the Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Argentina and won gold. He won three golds in the Asian Airgun Championship in 2018:the 10m air pistol competition, the team competition and in the mixed team 10m pistol.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/shooting-world-cup-saurabh-chaudhary-breaks-world-record-to-win-10m-air-pistol-gold-secures-olympic-quota/amp_articleshow/68137367.cms|website=timesofindia.com| title= Shooting World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary breaks World Record to win 10m air pistol gold, secures Olympic quota – Times of India}}
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=== 2019 ===
In February he won the gold medal at [[ISSF World Cup]] in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/shooting-world-cup-saurabh-chaudhary-breaks-world-record-to-win-10m-air-pistol-gold-secures-olympic-quota/amp_articleshow/68137367.cms| title= Shooting World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary breaks World Record to win 10m air pistol gold, secures Olympic quota – Times of India|website=timesofindia.com}}
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In April, he participated in Mixed Team 10m pistol with [[Manu Bhaker]] and won gold at [[ISSF World Cup]] in Beijing.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

In May he won gold and broke the world and junior records in 10m pistol [[ISSF World Cup]] in Munich.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/results/detail.ashx?cshipid=2545&resultkey=3b3b303b415036303b313b463b493b313b303b30|title=ISSF World Cup, Munich 2019: Result 10m Air Pistol Men|website=www.issf-sports.org|access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>

=== 2020 ===
In January 2020,he won 63rd gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship.in men's 10 metre air pistol.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/saurabh-chaudhary-gold-10-metre-air-pistol-national-shooting-championship-sarabjot-singh-final/article30479501.ece|title=Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold in National Shooting Championship|last=Srinivasan|first=Kamesh|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref>

==International career==
===Youth Olympic Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Championship
!Venue
!Event
!Rank
!Score
|-
|2018
|[[Youth Olympic Games]]
|[[Buenos Aires]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|10m air pistol]]
|{{Gold01}}
!Score:580,Final:244.2
|}

===World Championship===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Championships
!Venue
!Event
!Rank
!Note
|-
|2017
|World Junior Championships
|[[Suhl]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|10m air pistol]]
|4th
!Score:578,Final:198.0
|-
|rowspan=2|2018
|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships
|[[Changwon]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|10m air pistol]]
|{{Gold01}}
!score:581,Final:245.5
|-
|[[Changwon]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|Mixed team 10m air pistol]]
|{{bronze03}}
!score:761,Final:407.3
|}

===Asian Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Championship
!Venue
!Event
!Rank
!Score
|-
|2018
|[[2018 Asian Games]]
|[[Palembang]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|10m air pistol]]
|{{Gold01}}
!score:586,Final:240.7
|}

==World Cup==
===10 Meter Air Pistol===
{| Class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Championships
!Venue
!Event
!Rank
!Score
|-
|rowspan=1|2021
|rowspan=1|[[2021 ISSF World Cup|ISSF World Cup]]
|New Delhi
|[[10 meter air pistol|10m air pistol]]
!2nd
!Score:587,Final:243.2
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2019 ISSF World Cup]]
|rowspan=3|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|ISSF World Cup]]
|New Delhi
|[[10 meter air pistol|10m air pistol]]
!1st
!Score:587,Final:245.0WR
|-
|[[Munich]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|10m air pistol]]
!1st
!score:586,Final:246.3WR Jr. Sr.
|-
|[[Rio de Janeiro]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|10m air pistol]]
!3rd
!score:584,Final:221.9
|-
|2019
|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|ISSF World Cup Final]]
|[[Putian]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|10m air pistol]]
!6th
!Score:581,Final:159.8
|-
|2018
|[[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|Junior World Cup]]
|[[Suhl]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|10m air pistol]]
!1st
!Score:583,Final:243.7
|}

===Mixed Team===
{| Class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Championships
!Venue
!Event
!Rank
!Score
|-
|rowspan=1|2021
|rowspan=1|[[2021 ISSF World Cup|ISSF World Cup]]
|New Delhi
|[[10 meter air pistol|Mixed team 10m air pistol]]
|{{Gold01}}
!Score:384,Final:16
|-
|rowspan=4|[[2019 ISSF World Cup]]
|rowspan=4|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|ISSF World Cup]]
|New Delhi
|[[10 meter air pistol|Mixed team 10m air pistol]]
|{{Gold01}}
!Score:767,Final:478.9
|-
|Beijing
|[[10 meter air pistol|Mixed team 10m air pistol]]
|{{Gold01}}
!Score:482,Final16
|-
|[[Munich]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|Mixed team 10m air pistol]]
|{{Gold01}}
!score:591,Final:17
|-
|[[Rio de Janeiro]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|Mixed team 10m air pistol]]
|{{Gold01}}
!Score:-,Final:17
|-
|2019
|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|ISSF World Cup Final]]
|[[Putian]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|Mixed team 10m air pistol]]
|{{Silver02}}
!score:389,Final:13
|-
|2018
|[[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|Junior World Cup]]
|[[Suhl]]
|[[10 meter air pistol|Mixed team 10m air pistol]]
|{{Gold01}}
!Score:767,Final:478.9
|}

== References ==

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== External links ==
*{{cite web | url=https://www.khelkhiladi.in/saurabh-chaudhary-an-indian-sport-shooter-son-of-a-farmer-dare-to-dream-big/ | title=17 वर्षीय किसान का बेटा जिसने बड़ा सपना देखा और उसे जीता: सौरभ चौधरी 0 | first=Sourabh | last=Sharma | date=1 April 2019 | publisher=Khel Khiladi | accessdate=21 July 2019 }}

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[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
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[[Category:Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]

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