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{{Short description|Indian archer}} | {{Short description|Indian archer (born 1986)}} | ||
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|image=The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2011 to Shri Rahul Banerjee for Archery, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2011.crop.jpg | |image=The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2011 to Shri Rahul Banerjee for Archery, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2011.crop.jpg | ||
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|caption=Banerjee holding [[Arjuna Award]] at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], in [[New Delhi]] in 2011 | |caption=Banerjee holding [[Arjuna Award]] at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi|Rashtrapati Bhavan]], in [[New Delhi]] in 2011 | ||
|birth_date={{birth-date and age|15 December 1986}} | |birth_date={{birth-date and age|15 December 1986}} | ||
|birth_place=[[Baranagar]], [[Kolkata]], India | |birth_place=[[Baranagar]], [[Kolkata]], India | ||
|death_date= | |death_date= | ||
|death_place= | |death_place= | ||
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| weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | | weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | ||
|sport=Archery | |sport=Archery | ||
|club= | |club= Archery Academy | ||
|alma_mater= | |alma_mater= | ||
| show-medals = yes | | show-medals = yes | ||
| medaltemplates = | | medaltemplates = | ||
{{MedalSport|Men's [[recurve archery]]}} | |||
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }} | {{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }} | ||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} | ||
{{MedalBronze | [[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Archery at the 2010 Asian Games| | {{MedalBronze | [[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Archery at the 2010 Asian Games|Team]]}} | ||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Archery Championships|Asian Championships]]}} | |||
{{MedalGold|[[2007 Asian Archery Championships|2007 Xi'an]]|Team}} | |||
{{MedalSilver|[[2005 Asian Archery Championships|2005 New Delhi]]|Team}} | |||
{{MedalSilver|[[2009 Asian Archery Championships|2009 Denpasar]]|Team}} | |||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}} | ||
{{MedalGold| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's recurve individual| | {{MedalGold| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's recurve individual|Individual]]}} | ||
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'''Rahul Banerjee''' (born 15 December 1986) is an [[ | '''Rahul Banerjee''' ({{langx|bn|রাহুল বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়}}; born 15 December 1986) is an Indian Olympian and [[Arjuna Award|Arjuna Awardee]] archer. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Banerjee started archery at the age of thirteen.<ref>[http://www.archery.org/RESULTS/archer_update.asp?id=1156&action= Rahul Banerjee] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720130543/http://www.archery.org/RESULTS/archer_update.asp?id=1156&action= |date=2011-07-20 }}. archery.org</ref> His sister [[Dola Banerjee]] is also an Olympic archer. His first international appearance was in Youth World Championship in 2004; he won a team silver medal, which was the first world level medal for Indian archers. He won several gold medals at the World Cups in 2008, 2009 and 2010, as well as an individual gold medal in the Asian Grand Prix in | Banerjee started archery at the age of thirteen.<ref>[http://www.archery.org/RESULTS/archer_update.asp?id=1156&action= Rahul Banerjee] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720130543/http://www.archery.org/RESULTS/archer_update.asp?id=1156&action= |date=2011-07-20 }}. archery.org</ref> His sister [[Dola Banerjee]] is also an Olympic archer. His first international appearance was in Youth World Championship in 2004; he won a team silver medal, which was the first world level medal for Indian archers. He won several gold medals at the World Cups in 2008, 2009 and 2010, as well as an individual gold medal in the Asian Grand Prix in 2009–10. At the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Delhi]], he won a gold medal in the individual recurve event and he is the [[First Indian Archer]] to win gold at CWG and a team bronze medal.<ref name="toi">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cwgarticleshow/6722578.cms|title=Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins 28th CWG gold for India|date=10 October 2010|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=10 October 2010}}</ref> He won a team bronze at [[2010 Asian Games]].He has represented India at more than 50 international competitions including 1 Olympic Games, 2 Asian Games, 3 World Championship, 3 Asian Championship, 8 World Cups, 10 Asian Grand Prix, 2 SAF Games, 1 Commonwealth Games and many more. He was member of the Indian Archery team which was ranked No. 1 in the world in August 2010. | ||
Rahul Banerjee was world ranking no.6 in Individual category in November 2008 | Rahul Banerjee was world ranking no.6 in Individual category in November 2008 | ||
On 21 June 2012, Banerjee qualified for the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London Olympics]] by finishing second in the final qualification meet at [[Ogden, Utah]], United States.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympics/Indian-archery-team-books-Olympic-ticket/articleshow/14348332.cms |work=Times of India| title=Indian archery team books Olympic ticket| date=23 June 2012}}</ref> At the Olympics he finished 17th individually and 9th with the Indian team.<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074731/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/rahul-banerjee-1.html Rahul Banerjee]. [[sports-reference.com]]</ref> | |||
On 21 June 2012, Banerjee qualified for the [[London Olympics]] by finishing second in the final qualification meet at [[Ogden, Utah]], | |||
He was awarded the '''Arjuna Award''' in 2011 by the Indian government for his outstanding contribution in the field of archery. He was honored by '''KHEL SAMMAN & KOLKATA SHRI AWARD''' by WB STATE GOVT. He has been appraised with '''SHERA BANGALI AWARD''' by the esteemed media house ABP ANANDA | He was awarded the '''Arjuna Award''' in 2011 by the Indian government for his outstanding contribution in the field of archery. He was honored by '''KHEL SAMMAN & KOLKATA SHRI AWARD''' by WB STATE GOVT. He has been appraised with '''SHERA BANGALI AWARD''' by the esteemed media house ABP ANANDA | ||
==Awards | ==Awards and recognition == | ||
[[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2011 to Shri Rahul Banerjee for Archery, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2011.jpg|thumb|The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2011 to Shri Rahul Banerjee for Archery, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2011]] | [[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2011 to Shri Rahul Banerjee for Archery, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2011.jpg|thumb|The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2011 to Shri Rahul Banerjee for Archery, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2011.]] | ||
Banerjee received the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://zeenews.india.com/news/others/rahul-banerjee-to-get-arjuna-award_721445.html|work=zeenews.india.com| title= Rahul Banerjee to get Arjuna award| date=22 July 2011}}</ref> | Banerjee received the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://zeenews.india.com/news/others/rahul-banerjee-to-get-arjuna-award_721445.html|work=zeenews.india.com| title= Rahul Banerjee to get Arjuna award| date=22 July 2011}}</ref> | ||
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== Family == | == Family == | ||
Rahul Banerjee married to Madhubanti Bhattacharjee | Rahul Banerjee married to Madhubanti Bhattacharjee in January 2017. In Feb. 2020, the couple had a baby girl, Bannvi. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Commons | {{Commons category|Rahul Banerjee}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Banerjee, Rahul}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Banerjee, Rahul}} | ||
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[[Category:Archers from Kolkata]] | [[Category:Archers from Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]] | [[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]] | ||
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in archery]] | [[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in archery]] | ||
[[Category:Olympic archers | [[Category:Olympic archers for India]] | ||
[[Category:Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] | [[Category:Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]] | ||
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[[Category:Archers at the 2014 Asian Games]] | [[Category:Archers at the 2014 Asian Games]] | ||
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]] | [[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]] | ||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in archery]] | [[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in archery]] | ||
[[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games]] | [[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games]] | ||
[[Category:People from Baranagar]] | [[Category:People from Baranagar]] | ||
[[Category:Archers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]] | [[Category:Archers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]] | ||
[[Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]] | |||
[[Category:Sportspeople from North 24 Parganas district]] | |||
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| Born | 15 December 1986 (age 39) Baranagar, Kolkata, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Archery Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rahul Banerjee (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; born 15 December 1986) is an Indian Olympian and Arjuna Awardee archer.
Career[edit | edit source]
Banerjee started archery at the age of thirteen.[1] His sister Dola Banerjee is also an Olympic archer. His first international appearance was in Youth World Championship in 2004; he won a team silver medal, which was the first world level medal for Indian archers. He won several gold medals at the World Cups in 2008, 2009 and 2010, as well as an individual gold medal in the Asian Grand Prix in 2009–10. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, he won a gold medal in the individual recurve event and he is the First Indian Archer to win gold at CWG and a team bronze medal.[2] He won a team bronze at 2010 Asian Games.He has represented India at more than 50 international competitions including 1 Olympic Games, 2 Asian Games, 3 World Championship, 3 Asian Championship, 8 World Cups, 10 Asian Grand Prix, 2 SAF Games, 1 Commonwealth Games and many more. He was member of the Indian Archery team which was ranked No. 1 in the world in August 2010. Rahul Banerjee was world ranking no.6 in Individual category in November 2008
On 21 June 2012, Banerjee qualified for the London Olympics by finishing second in the final qualification meet at Ogden, Utah, United States.[3] At the Olympics he finished 17th individually and 9th with the Indian team.[4] He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2011 by the Indian government for his outstanding contribution in the field of archery. He was honored by KHEL SAMMAN & KOLKATA SHRI AWARD by WB STATE GOVT. He has been appraised with SHERA BANGALI AWARD by the esteemed media house ABP ANANDA
Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]
Banerjee received the Arjuna Award in 2011.[5] He was honored by KHEL SAMMAN & KOLKATA SHRI AWARD by West Bengal State Government.
Family[edit | edit source]
Rahul Banerjee married to Madhubanti Bhattacharjee in January 2017. In Feb. 2020, the couple had a baby girl, Bannvi.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Rahul Banerjee Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. archery.org
- ↑ "Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins 28th CWG gold for India". The Times of India. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ↑ "Indian archery team books Olympic ticket". Times of India. 23 June 2012.
- ↑ Rahul Banerjee. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Rahul Banerjee to get Arjuna award". zeenews.india.com. 22 July 2011.
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