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'''Rahul Banerjee''' (born 15 December 1986) is an [[India]]n Olympic archer. | '''Rahul Banerjee''' (born 15 December 1986) is an [[India]]n Olympic and 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 2009-2010. At the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Delhi]], he won a gold medal in the individual recurve event 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]]|accessdate=10 October 2010}}</ref> He won a team bronze at [[2010 Asian Games]]. | 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 2009-2010. 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]]|accessdate=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 | |||
On 21 June 2012, Banerjee qualified for the [[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]], [[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> | ||
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 & 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> | ||
He was honored by '''KHEL SAMMAN & KOLKATA SHRI AWARD''' by West Bengal State Government. | |||
== Family == | |||
Rahul Banerjee married to Madhubanti Bhattacharjee on January 2017 and the couple have a baby girl Bannvi, born Feb, 2020. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||