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	==Shooting career==		==Shooting career==
	===Early career (2006-2009)===		===Early career (2006-2009)===
	At the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], he won two gold medals: the individual [[25 meter rapid fire pistol]] competition and the pairs competition in the same event together with [[Pemba Tamang]]. The same year, he won a bronze medal in the [[Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://himachal.us/2006/12/07/himachals-Vijay-Kumar-wins-bronze-medal-in-asian-games/1052/sports/avnish\|title=Vijay kumar wins bronze in Asian games\|access-date=22 December ~~2022~~}}</ref> In 2006, he was awarded the [[Arjuna Award\|Arjuna award]] by the [[Government of India\|Indian government]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title = Glasgow 2014 - Vijay Kumar Profile\|url = http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/shooting/1017654/vijay_kumar.html\|website = g2014results.thecgf.com\|access-date=22 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		At the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], he won two gold medals: the individual [[25 meter rapid fire pistol]] competition and the pairs competition in the same event together with [[Pemba Tamang]]. The same year, he won a bronze medal in the [[Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://himachal.us/2006/12/07/himachals-Vijay-Kumar-wins-bronze-medal-in-asian-games/1052/sports/avnish\|title=Vijay kumar wins bronze in Asian games\|access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref> In 2006, he was awarded the [[Arjuna Award\|Arjuna award]] by the [[Government of India\|Indian government]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title = Glasgow 2014 - Vijay Kumar Profile\|url = http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/shooting/1017654/vijay_kumar.html\|website = g2014results.thecgf.com\|access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref>

	In 2007, he finished second at the Asian Championship in [[25 metre center-fire pistol]]. He also won a silver medal at the [[2009 ISSF World Cup]] [[Beijing Shooting Range Hall\|Beijing]] in rapid fire pistol, where he was defeated by 0.1 points. He was promoted to ''[[subedar]]'' on 10 February 2009 (seniority from 1 July 2008)<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1198 \|date=11 July 2009 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		In 2007, he finished second at the Asian Championship in [[25 metre center-fire pistol]]. He also won a silver medal at the [[2009 ISSF World Cup]] [[Beijing Shooting Range Hall\|Beijing]] in rapid fire pistol, where he was defeated by 0.1 points. He was promoted to ''[[subedar]]'' on 10 February 2009 (seniority from 1 July 2008)<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1198 \|date=11 July 2009 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	==Awards and recognition==		==Awards and recognition==
	* [[Arjuna Award]] (2007)<ref name="ndtvprofile">{{cite news\|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/india/profiles/item/193397-london-olympics-profile-vijay-kumar-shooting\|title=Profile: Vijay Kumar\|publisher=[[NDTV]]\|date=3 August 2012\|access-date=3 August 2012\|author=NDTV Sports}}</ref>		* [[Arjuna Award]] (2007)<ref name="ndtvprofile">{{cite news\|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/india/profiles/item/193397-london-olympics-profile-vijay-kumar-shooting\|title=Profile: Vijay Kumar\|publisher=[[NDTV]]\|date=3 August 2012\|access-date=3 August 2012\|author=NDTV Sports}}</ref>
	* [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] (2012)<ref>{{cite web \| title = Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards Announced\|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports\| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=86351 \|date=19 August 2012\|access-date=4 August ~~2022~~}}</ref>		* [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] (2012)<ref>{{cite web \| title = Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards Announced\|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports\| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=86351 \|date=19 August 2012\|access-date=4 August 2013}}</ref>
	* [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (2013) <ref>{{cite web\|title=359 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=91831}}</ref>		* [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (2013) <ref>{{cite web\|title=359 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=91831}}</ref>
	* [[Padma Shri]] (2013)<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2015 \|access-date=21 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>		* [[Padma Shri]] (2013)<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2015 \|access-date=21 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>
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	For winning the silver medal at 2012 London Olympics:		For winning the silver medal at 2012 London Olympics:
	*Promotion from ''[[subedar]]'' to ''subedar-major'' on 12 August 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=871 \|date=8 June 2013 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		*Promotion from ''[[subedar]]'' to ''subedar-major'' on 12 August 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=871 \|date=8 June 2013 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
	*{{INRConvert\|1\|c}} cash award by the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]<ref name="Rewards">{{cite news\|title = Vijay Kumar wins Olympic silver: Re 1 cash reward announced\|publisher = The Economic Times\|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-03/news/33020144_1_silver-london-olympic-gagan-narang \| date=3 August ~~2022~~}}</ref>		*{{INRConvert\|1\|c}} cash award by the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]<ref name="Rewards">{{cite news\|title = Vijay Kumar wins Olympic silver: Re 1 cash reward announced\|publisher = The Economic Times\|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-03/news/33020144_1_silver-london-olympic-gagan-narang \| date=3 August 2012}}</ref>
	*{{INRConvert\|50\|l}} by the [[Government of Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/rajasthan-announces-cash-awards-for-olympic-winners-vijay-kumar-sushil-kumar-mary-kom-saina-nehwal-and-others/articleshow/15476833.cms \| work=The Times Of India \| title=Rajasthan announces cash awards for Olympic winners Vijay Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and others \| date=13 August ~~2022~~}}</ref>		*{{INRConvert\|50\|l}} by the [[Government of Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/rajasthan-announces-cash-awards-for-olympic-winners-vijay-kumar-sushil-kumar-mary-kom-saina-nehwal-and-others/articleshow/15476833.cms \| work=The Times Of India \| title=Rajasthan announces cash awards for Olympic winners Vijay Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and others \| date=13 August 2012}}</ref>

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	[[Captain\|Honorary Captain]] '''Vijay Kumar Sharma''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]] (born 19 August 1985) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ [[Shooting sports\|sport shooter]]. He won the silver medal in the individual [[25 metre rapid fire pistol]] event at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://sportsbongo.blogspot.in/2012/08/olympics-shooting-vijay-kumar-wins.html Vijay Kumar bags silver in London Olympics 2012]</ref> Kumar hails from Barsar village of [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh\|Hamirpur district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and is a retired Subedar Major (Warrant Officer Class I) in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) [[Indian Army]], who was later promoted to [[Captain\|Honorary Captain]] Rank.<ref name="ndtvprofile"/> Vijay Kumar is supported by the [[Olympic Gold Quest]] initiative. He is the only Indian to have won a medal at 25m rapid Fire Pistol . He has been posted at [[Military academies in India\|Indian Army Marksmanship Unit]] (AMU) [[Mhow]] since 2003 where he is being coached by the Russian Pavel Smirnov.		[[Captain\|Honorary Captain]] '''Vijay Kumar Sharma''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]] (born 19 August 1985) is an Indian [[Shooting sports\|sport shooter]]. He won the silver medal in the individual [[25 metre rapid fire pistol]] event at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://sportsbongo.blogspot.in/2012/08/olympics-shooting-vijay-kumar-wins.html Vijay Kumar bags silver in London Olympics 2012]</ref> Kumar hails from Barsar village of [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh\|Hamirpur district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and is a retired Subedar Major (Warrant Officer Class I) in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) [[Indian Army]], who was later promoted to [[Captain\|Honorary Captain]] Rank.<ref name="ndtvprofile"/> Vijay Kumar is supported by the [[Olympic Gold Quest]] initiative. He is the only Indian to have won a medal at 25m rapid Fire Pistol . He has been posted at [[Military academies in India\|Indian Army Marksmanship Unit]] (AMU) [[Mhow]] since 2003 where he is being coached by the Russian Pavel Smirnov.

	==Early life and background==		==Early life and background==
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	===Early career (2006-2009)===		===Early career (2006-2009)===
	At the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], he won two gold medals: the individual [[25 meter rapid fire pistol]] competition and the pairs competition in the same event together with [[Pemba Tamang]]. The same year, he won a bronze medal in the [[Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://himachal.us/2006/12/07/himachals-Vijay-Kumar-wins-bronze-medal-in-asian-games/1052/sports/avnish\|title=Vijay kumar wins bronze in Asian games\|access-date=22 December ~~2012~~}}</ref> In 2006, he was awarded the [[Arjuna Award\|Arjuna award]] by the [[Government of India\|Indian government]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title = Glasgow 2014 - Vijay Kumar Profile\|url = http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/shooting/1017654/vijay_kumar.html\|website = g2014results.thecgf.com\|access-date=22 December ~~2012~~}}</ref>		At the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], he won two gold medals: the individual [[25 meter rapid fire pistol]] competition and the pairs competition in the same event together with [[Pemba Tamang]]. The same year, he won a bronze medal in the [[Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://himachal.us/2006/12/07/himachals-Vijay-Kumar-wins-bronze-medal-in-asian-games/1052/sports/avnish\|title=Vijay kumar wins bronze in Asian games\|access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref> In 2006, he was awarded the [[Arjuna Award\|Arjuna award]] by the [[Government of India\|Indian government]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title = Glasgow 2014 - Vijay Kumar Profile\|url = http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/shooting/1017654/vijay_kumar.html\|website = g2014results.thecgf.com\|access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref>

	In 2007, he finished second at the Asian Championship in [[25 metre center-fire pistol]]. He also won a silver medal at the [[2009 ISSF World Cup]] [[Beijing Shooting Range Hall\|Beijing]] in rapid fire pistol, where he was defeated by 0.1 points. He was promoted to ''[[subedar]]'' on 10 February 2009 (seniority from 1 July 2008)<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1198 \|date=11 July 2009 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		In 2007, he finished second at the Asian Championship in [[25 metre center-fire pistol]]. He also won a silver medal at the [[2009 ISSF World Cup]] [[Beijing Shooting Range Hall\|Beijing]] in rapid fire pistol, where he was defeated by 0.1 points. He was promoted to ''[[subedar]]'' on 10 February 2009 (seniority from 1 July 2008)<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1198 \|date=11 July 2009 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	==Awards and recognition==		==Awards and recognition==
	* [[Arjuna Award]] (2007)<ref name="ndtvprofile">{{cite news\|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/india/profiles/item/193397-london-olympics-profile-vijay-kumar-shooting\|title=Profile: Vijay Kumar\|publisher=[[NDTV]]\|date=3 August 2012\|access-date=3 August 2012\|author=NDTV Sports}}</ref>		* [[Arjuna Award]] (2007)<ref name="ndtvprofile">{{cite news\|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/india/profiles/item/193397-london-olympics-profile-vijay-kumar-shooting\|title=Profile: Vijay Kumar\|publisher=[[NDTV]]\|date=3 August 2012\|access-date=3 August 2012\|author=NDTV Sports}}</ref>
	* [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] (2012)<ref>{{cite web \| title = Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards Announced\|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports\| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=86351 \|date=19 August 2012\|access-date=4 August ~~2013~~}}</ref>		* [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] (2012)<ref>{{cite web \| title = Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards Announced\|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports\| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=86351 \|date=19 August 2012\|access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref>
	* [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (2013) <ref>{{cite web\|title=359 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=91831}}</ref>		* [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (2013) <ref>{{cite web\|title=359 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=91831}}</ref>
	* [[Padma Shri]] (2013)<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2015 \|access-date=21 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>		* [[Padma Shri]] (2013)<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2015 \|access-date=21 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>
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	*Promotion from ''[[subedar]]'' to ''subedar-major'' on 12 August 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=871 \|date=8 June 2013 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		*Promotion from ''[[subedar]]'' to ''subedar-major'' on 12 August 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=871 \|date=8 June 2013 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
	*{{INRConvert\|1\|c}} cash award by the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]<ref name="Rewards">{{cite news\|title = Vijay Kumar wins Olympic silver: Re 1 cash reward announced\|publisher = The Economic Times\|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-03/news/33020144_1_silver-london-olympic-gagan-narang \| date=3 August ~~2012~~}}</ref>		*{{INRConvert\|1\|c}} cash award by the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]<ref name="Rewards">{{cite news\|title = Vijay Kumar wins Olympic silver: Re 1 cash reward announced\|publisher = The Economic Times\|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-03/news/33020144_1_silver-london-olympic-gagan-narang \| date=3 August 2022}}</ref>
	*{{INRConvert\|50\|l}} by the [[Government of Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/rajasthan-announces-cash-awards-for-olympic-winners-vijay-kumar-sushil-kumar-mary-kom-saina-nehwal-and-others/articleshow/15476833.cms \| work=The Times Of India \| title=Rajasthan announces cash awards for Olympic winners Vijay Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and others \| date=13 August ~~2012~~}}</ref>		*{{INRConvert\|50\|l}} by the [[Government of Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/rajasthan-announces-cash-awards-for-olympic-winners-vijay-kumar-sushil-kumar-mary-kom-saina-nehwal-and-others/articleshow/15476833.cms \| work=The Times Of India \| title=Rajasthan announces cash awards for Olympic winners Vijay Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and others \| date=13 August 2022}}</ref>

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{{Medal|Gold | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] |[[Shooting at the 2013 Commonwealth Games#Men.27s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol .28Singles.29|25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Singles)]]}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games#Men.27s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol .28Pairs.29|25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)]]}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] |[[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol pairs|25 metre rapid fire pistol pairs]]}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] |[[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol singles|25 metre rapid fire pistol singles]]}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] |[[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 25 metre centre fire pistol pairs|25-metre centre fire pistol pairs]]}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] |[[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 25 metre centre fire pistol singles|25-metre centre fire pistol singles]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games|25m Centre Fire Pistol (Team)]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]] |25m Rapid Fire Pistol}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|25m Centre Fire Pistol}}
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[[Captain|Honorary Captain]] '''Vijay Kumar Sharma''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]] (born 19 August 1985) is an [[India]]n [[Shooting sports|sport shooter]]. He won the silver medal in the individual [[25 metre rapid fire pistol]] event at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://sportsbongo.blogspot.in/2012/08/olympics-shooting-vijay-kumar-wins.html Vijay Kumar bags silver in London Olympics 2012]</ref> Kumar hails from Barsar village of [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh|Hamirpur district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and is a retired Subedar Major (Warrant Officer Class I) in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) [[Indian Army]], who was later promoted to [[Captain|Honorary Captain]] Rank.<ref name="ndtvprofile"/> Vijay Kumar is supported by the [[Olympic Gold Quest]] initiative. He is the only Indian to have won a medal at 25m rapid Fire Pistol . He has been posted at [[Military academies in India|Indian Army Marksmanship Unit]] (AMU) [[Mhow]] since 2003 where he is being coached by the Russian Pavel Smirnov.

==Early life and background==
Born in Himachal Pradesh, Kumar is the son of Banku Ram, a retired Indian Army ''[[subedar]]'', and his wife Roshni Devi. According to his father, while Kumar was "always intrigued" by his father's guns, he only developed his interest in shooting after enlisting in the Indian Army.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bisht |first=Gaurav |date=4 August 2012 |title=Subedar from Himachal village conquers London |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/subedar-from-himachal-village-conquers-london/story-Cqc5xdPyHIAcJt0rmqTqZL.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=27 July 2019 }}</ref> Kumar joined the Indian Army in 2001 as a ''sepoy'' (private), and was inducted into the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) at Mhow in 2003. His prowess ensured him a direct promotion from ''sepoy'' to ''havildar'' (sergeant) by 2006.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bisht |first=Gaurav |date=4 August 2012 |title=The rise & rise of Subedar Vijay Kumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/the-rise-rise-of-subedar-vijay-kumar/articleshow/15346933.cms |work=Times of India |access-date=27 July 2019 }}</ref> He was promoted to ''[[naib subedar]]'' on 20 April 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1344 |date=23 September 2006|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

==Shooting career==
===Early career (2006-2009)===
At the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], he won two gold medals: the individual [[25 meter rapid fire pistol]] competition and the pairs competition in the same event together with [[Pemba Tamang]]. The same year, he won a bronze medal in the [[Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://himachal.us/2006/12/07/himachals-Vijay-Kumar-wins-bronze-medal-in-asian-games/1052/sports/avnish|title=Vijay kumar wins bronze in Asian games|access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref> In 2006, he was awarded the [[Arjuna Award|Arjuna award]] by the [[Government of India|Indian government]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Glasgow 2014 - Vijay Kumar Profile|url = http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/shooting/1017654/vijay_kumar.html|website = g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref>

In 2007, he finished second at the Asian Championship in [[25 metre center-fire pistol]]. He also won a silver medal at the [[2009 ISSF World Cup]] [[Beijing Shooting Range Hall|Beijing]] in rapid fire pistol, where he was defeated by 0.1 points. He was promoted to ''[[subedar]]'' on 10 February 2009 (seniority from 1 July 2008)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1198 |date=11 July 2009 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

===Commonwealth and Olympic glory (2010-14)===
In the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], he won three gold medals and one silver. In [[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol pairs|25 metre rapid fire pistol pairs]], Gurpreet Singh and Vijay Kumar won the gold medal scoring 1162 points, setting a new Commonwealth games record. He won the [[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol singles|25 meter rapid fire pistol singles]] event and also teamed up with Harpreet Singh to win the [[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 25 metre centre fire pistol pairs|25-metre center fire pistol pairs]] event. In the [[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 25 metre centre fire pistol singles|25-metre centre fire pistol singles]], he finished second winning a silver, losing out to fellow Indian [[Harpreet Singh (shooter)|Harpreet Singh]].

Kumar won the Silver Medal in the [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol|25 m rapid fire pistol]] event at [[2012 London Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://olympicsmedaltally.com/Vijay-Kumar-shoots-silver-medal-in-25m-rapid-fire-pistol-at-london-2012-olympics.html |title= Vijay Kumar shoots silver medal in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol at London 2012 Olympics| date= 3 August 2012| access-date= 3 August 2012 | publisher= Olympics Medal Tally}}</ref> He finished with an average score of 9.767 and had a score of 293 with 7 inner 10s in the first stage. Vijay's silver was the second medal for [[India at the 2012 Summer Olympics|India at London 2012]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsbongo.blogspot.in/2012/08/olympics-shooting-vijay-kumar-wins.html|title=Olympics Shooting: Vijay Kumar wins Silver in 25m rapid fire pistol, becomes the fourth Indian shooter to win a medal in Olympics}}</ref> Earlier Kumar failed to qualify for the men's [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol|10 m air pistol]] finals after finishing 31st on 28 July 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Vijay-Kumar-fails-to-qualify-for-10m-Air-Pistol-finals/articleshow/15236979.cms |title= Vijay Kumar fails to qualify for 10m Air Pistol finals| date= 29 July 2012 | access-date= 3 August 2012 | newspaper= [[The Times of India]] | agency= [[Press Trust of India]] | location= London }}</ref>

Kumar was chosen to be the Indian flagbearer at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]].<ref name=":0" /> The Indian trio of Vijay Kumar, [[Pemba Tamang]] and [[Gurpreet Singh (sport shooter)|Gurpreet Singh]] won the silver medal in the 25m center fire event at the [[2014 Asian Games]], held at [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]. The team scored a total of 1740, two behind gold medalists [[China]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/asian-games-shooters-win-silver-in-25m-pistol-incheon-2014-vijay-kumar/20140926.htm | title=Asian Games: Indian men win 25m centre fire pistol silver | date= 26 September 2014 | access-date= 4 November 2014 | publisher= rediff news}}</ref>

==Later career==
Vijay Kumar retired from the army in 2017, after 15 years of service. As of 2019, he is finishing a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Manav Rachna University in Faridabad, and has been offered a direct-entry position as deputy superintendent of police (DSP) by the Himachal Pradesh state government.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/shooting-olympics-medal-vijay-kumar-dsp-police-rapid-fire-pistol/article25961221.ece | title=Olympic silver medallist Vijay turns cop |last=Srinivasan |first=Kamesh |date= 10 January 2019 | access-date= 28 July 2019 | publisher= Sportstar - The Hindu}}</ref>

==Performance timelines==
===25 metre rapid fire pistol===
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!
!2002
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Olympic Games
|colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|—
|colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|style="background: #ccffcc"|{{Silver2}} [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol|Silver]]
|colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Championships
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|[[2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships|34th]] 569
|colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|[[2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships|11th]] 578
|colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|[[2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships|36th]] 569
|colspan=1 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Asian Games/AC
|
|style="background: #ccffcc"|4th 577+198.3
|14th 566
|colspan=4 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|7th 577
|colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Commonwealth Games
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|style="background: #ccffcc"|{{Gold1}} [[Shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Gold]] 581+197.2
|colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|style="background: #ccffcc"|{{Gold1}} [[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Gold]] 583+204.5
|colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|[[Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|8th]] 274
|colspan=1 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 1
|—
|[[2006 ISSF World Cup|19th]] 575
|[[2007 ISSF World Cup|35th]] 561
|—
|[[2009 ISSF World Cup|10th]] 577
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 2
|—
|[[2006 ISSF World Cup|12th]] 576
|[[2007 ISSF World Cup|34th]] 567
|[[2008 ISSF World Cup|8th]] 580
|style="background: #ccffcc"|{{Silver2}} [[2009 ISSF World Cup|Silver]] 581+199.4
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 3
|—
|[[2006 ISSF World Cup|37th]] 568
|[[2007 ISSF World Cup|14th]] 572
|[[2008 ISSF World Cup|15th]] 577
|[[2009 ISSF World Cup|16th]] 576
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 4
|[[2005 ISSF World Cup|38th]] 560
|[[2006 ISSF World Cup|25th]] 573
|[[2007 ISSF World Cup|40th]] 567
|[[2008 ISSF World Cup|33rd]] 562
|[[2009 ISSF World Cup|21st]] 572
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup Final
|NQ
|NQ
|NQ
|yes
|''[[2009 ISSF World Cup Final (rifle and pistol)#Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol|Qualified]]''
|}

===25 metre center-fire pistol===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center"
!
!2006
!2007
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Championships
|[[2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships|27th]] 577
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Asian Games/AC
|9th 580
|{{Silver2}} Silver 582
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Commonwealth Games
|—
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|}

===25-metre standard pistol===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center"
!
!2007
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Championships
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Asian Games/AC
|12th 562
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Commonwealth Games
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|style="text-align: left"|Olympics 12
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|}

===10 metre air pistol===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center"
!
!2005
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Olympic Games
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Championships
|style="color: #cccccc"|2nd

|-
|style="text-align: left"|Asian Games/AC
|—
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Commonwealth Games
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 1
|—
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 2
|—
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 3
|89th 560
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 4
|73rd 564
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup Final
|NQ
|}

==Awards and recognition==
* [[Arjuna Award]] (2007)<ref name="ndtvprofile">{{cite news|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/india/profiles/item/193397-london-olympics-profile-vijay-kumar-shooting|title=Profile: Vijay Kumar|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=3 August 2012|access-date=3 August 2012|author=NDTV Sports}}</ref>
* [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] (2012)<ref>{{cite web | title = Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards Announced|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=86351 |date=19 August 2012|access-date=4 August 2013}}</ref>
* [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (2013) <ref>{{cite web|title=359 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=91831}}</ref>
* [[Padma Shri]] (2013)<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>

For winning the silver medal at 2012 London Olympics:
*Promotion from ''[[subedar]]'' to ''subedar-major'' on 12 August 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=871 |date=8 June 2013 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
*{{INRConvert|1|c}} cash award by the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]<ref name="Rewards">{{cite news|title = Vijay Kumar wins Olympic silver: Re 1 cash reward announced|publisher = The Economic Times|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-03/news/33020144_1_silver-london-olympic-gagan-narang | date=3 August 2012}}</ref>
*{{INRConvert|50|l}} by the [[Government of Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/rajasthan-announces-cash-awards-for-olympic-winners-vijay-kumar-sushil-kumar-mary-kom-saina-nehwal-and-others/articleshow/15476833.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Rajasthan announces cash awards for Olympic winners Vijay Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and others | date=13 August 2012}}</ref>

===Medal bar===
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|
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Padma_Shri_BAR.png|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Meritorious_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Padma Shri]]
|[[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Sena Medal]]
|Meritorious Service Medal
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}
<ref>{{cite news |date=19 October 2012 |title=Vijay Kumar : Services Best Sportsman |url=https://hillpost.in/2012/10/vijay-kumar-services-best-sportsman/52975/ |work=Hillpost |access-date=28 July 2019 }}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* http://www.indianshooting.com
*[http://www.issf-sports.org/shooters/shooter.ashx?personissfid=SHINDM1908198501 Kumar's profile at ISSF ]
* [https://opentalk.to/listen/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%B0-pd-1aa0fdee35ab5102 Vijay Kumar Opentalk] with Ashwani Jain
* [http://rivr.sulekha.com/letter-from-mhow-mhow-and-the-london-olympics_563993_blog A blogpost on Vijay Kumar posted just before he won the Silver medal at the London Olympics 2012]

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