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| birth_place = Ratanpur, [[Khargone district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India | | birth_place = Ratanpur, [[Khargone district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India | ||
| nationality = [[India]]n | | nationality = [[India]]n | ||
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| weight = | | weight = | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| coach = Suma Shirur | | coach = [[Suma Shirur]] | ||
| sport = [[Shooting sports|Shooting]] | | sport = [[Shooting sports|Shooting]] | ||
| event = [[10 metre air rifle]], [[50 metre rifle three positions]] | | event = [[10 metre air rifle]], [[50 metre rifle three positions]] | ||
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{{MedalBronze| [[2019 Asian Shooting Championships|2019 Doha]]|50m rifle 3 positions}} | {{MedalBronze| [[2019 Asian Shooting Championships|2019 Doha]]|50m rifle 3 positions}} | ||
{{MedalBronze| [[2019 Asian Shooting Championships|2019 Doha]]|50m rifle 3 positions team}} | {{MedalBronze| [[2019 Asian Shooting Championships|2019 Doha]]|50m rifle 3 positions team}} | ||
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF Junior World Championships]]}} | |||
{{MedalGold| [[2021 ISSF Junior World Championships|2021 Lima]]|50m rifle 3 positions}} | |||
{{MedalSilver| [[2021 ISSF Junior World Championships|2021 Lima]]|50m rifle 3 positions mixed team}} | |||
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF Junior World Cup]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF Junior World Cup]]}} | ||
{{MedalGold| [[2019 ISSF Junior World Cup|2019 Suhl]]|50m rifle 3 positions}} | {{MedalGold| [[2019 ISSF Junior World Cup|2019 Suhl]]|50m rifle 3 positions}} | ||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Airgun Championships]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Airgun Championships]]}} | ||
{{MedalBronze| [[2019 Asian Airgun Championships|2019 Taoyuan]]|Junior 10m air rifle}} | {{MedalBronze| [[2019 Asian Airgun Championships|2019 Taoyuan]]|Junior 10m air rifle}} | ||
| updated = | | updated = 5 October 2021 | ||
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'''Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar''' (born 3 February 2001) is an Indian [[sport shooting|sport shooter]]. He won the bronze medal in the [[50 metre rifle three positions]] event at the [[2019 Asian Shooting Championships]] and secured a quota place for India at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]. | '''Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar''' (born 3 February 2001) is an Indian [[sport shooting|sport shooter]]. He won the bronze medal in the [[50 metre rifle three positions]] event at the [[2019 Asian Shooting Championships]] and secured a quota place for India at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Tomar was born on 3 February 2001 in Ratanpur village, [[Khargone district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], into a family of farmers, as the youngest of three children. He often went [[hunting]] with his father Veer Bahadur, a landlord, and learned about sport shooting from his cousin Navdeep Singh Rathore. Tomar started to receive training in 2015 at the Madhya Pradesh Shooting Academy in [[Bhopal]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Shubham |title=ISSF Junior World Cup: Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, the calm and happy shooter from Khargone who clinched gold.|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/aishwarya-pratap-singh-tomar-the-calm-and-happy-shooter-from-khargone-who-clinched-gold-at-issf-junior-world-cup-7025101.html |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=Firstpost |date=20 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Ramendra |title=Khargone farmer's son sets new shooting national record |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/khargone-farmers-son-sets-new-shooting-national-record/articleshow/64992680.cms |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=15 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Nitin |title=Junior Shooting World Cup: Aishwarya Tomar takes bed-time shikaar tales literally, goes for medal hunt in Germany |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/junior-shooting-world-cup-aishwarya-tomar-takes-bed-time-shikaar-tales-literally-goes-for-medal-hunt-in-germany-5838598/ |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 July 2019}}</ref> | Tomar was born on 3 February 2001 in Ratanpur village, [[Khargone district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], into a | ||
rajput family of farmers, as the youngest of three children. He often went [[hunting]] with his father Veer Bahadur, a landlord, and learned about sport shooting from his cousin Navdeep Singh Rathore. Tomar started to receive training in 2015 at the Madhya Pradesh Shooting Academy in [[Bhopal]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Shubham |title=ISSF Junior World Cup: Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, the calm and happy shooter from Khargone who clinched gold.|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/aishwarya-pratap-singh-tomar-the-calm-and-happy-shooter-from-khargone-who-clinched-gold-at-issf-junior-world-cup-7025101.html |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=Firstpost |date=20 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Ramendra |title=Khargone farmer's son sets new shooting national record |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/khargone-farmers-son-sets-new-shooting-national-record/articleshow/64992680.cms |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=15 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Nitin |title=Junior Shooting World Cup: Aishwarya Tomar takes bed-time shikaar tales literally, goes for medal hunt in Germany |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/junior-shooting-world-cup-aishwarya-tomar-takes-bed-time-shikaar-tales-literally-goes-for-medal-hunt-in-germany-5838598/ |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 July 2019}}</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Tomar won the bronze medal at the [[2019 Asian Airgun Championships]] in the junior [[10 metre air rifle]] event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asian Airgun C'ships: Shreya breaks world junior record |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/asian-airgun-shooting-cships-shreya-world-junior-record-india-medal-tally-16-gold-medals-three-bronze-five-silver/article26701682.ece |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=1 April 2019}}</ref> At the [[2019 ISSF Junior World Cup]] in Suhl, Tomar set the junior world record in the 50 metre rifle three positions with a score of 459.3 and won the gold medal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Junior World Cup: Aishwarya Singh Tomar creates world record, clinches gold |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/junior-world-cup-shooting-aishwarya-singh-tomar-creates-world-record-clinches-gold/article28594180.ece |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=19 July 2019}}</ref> | Tomar won the bronze medal at the [[2019 Asian Airgun Championships]] in the junior [[10 metre air rifle]] event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asian Airgun C'ships: Shreya breaks world junior record |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/asian-airgun-shooting-cships-shreya-world-junior-record-india-medal-tally-16-gold-medals-three-bronze-five-silver/article26701682.ece |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=1 April 2019}}</ref> At the [[2019 ISSF Junior World Cup]] in Suhl, Tomar set the junior world record in the 50 metre rifle three positions with a score of 459.3 and won the gold medal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Junior World Cup: Aishwarya Singh Tomar creates world record, clinches gold |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/junior-world-cup-shooting-aishwarya-singh-tomar-creates-world-record-clinches-gold/article28594180.ece |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=19 July 2019}}</ref> | ||
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Tomar won the bronze medal in [[50 metre rifle three positions]] at the [[2019 Asian Shooting Championships]] in Doha, scoring 449.1 in the final. He thus secured India's second [[2020 Summer Olympics]] quota place in the event and 13th overall in shooting.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aishwarya Singh Tomar bags India's 13th Olympic quota in shooting |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/aishwarya-singh-tomar-olympic-quota-13th-shooting-asian-championships-tokyo-2020/article29936938.ece |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=10 November 2019}}</ref> He bagged bronze in the team event of the same discipline, along with [[Chain Singh]] and Parul Kumar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Teenager Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Secures India's Record 13th Olympic Quota in Shooting |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/teenager-aishwary-pratap-singh-tomar-secures-indias-record-13th-olympic-quota-in-shooting-2381091.html |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=News18 |date=10 November 2019}}</ref> | Tomar won the bronze medal in [[50 metre rifle three positions]] at the [[2019 Asian Shooting Championships]] in Doha, scoring 449.1 in the final. He thus secured India's second [[2020 Summer Olympics]] quota place in the event and 13th overall in shooting.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aishwarya Singh Tomar bags India's 13th Olympic quota in shooting |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/aishwarya-singh-tomar-olympic-quota-13th-shooting-asian-championships-tokyo-2020/article29936938.ece |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=10 November 2019}}</ref> He bagged bronze in the team event of the same discipline, along with [[Chain Singh]] and Parul Kumar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Teenager Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Secures India's Record 13th Olympic Quota in Shooting |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/teenager-aishwary-pratap-singh-tomar-secures-indias-record-13th-olympic-quota-in-shooting-2381091.html |accessdate=10 November 2019 |work=News18 |date=10 November 2019}}</ref> | ||
== | Tomar bagged gold at the [[2021 ISSF World Cup]] event in New Delhi with a score of 462.5 in men's 50 metre rifle three positions.<ref name=RS>{{Cite web|date=March 24, 2021|first=Rohan |last=Sen |title=Shooting World Cup: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins gold in men's 50M Rifle 3 Positions event|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/issf-shooting-world-cup-2021-aishwary-pratap-singh-tomar-wins-gold-in-50m-rifle-3-positions-1782980-2021-03-24|access-date=2021-07-26|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He scored 155 points in kneeling and 310.5 in prone before the standing elimination round, and earned qualification for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=RS/><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 30, 2021|first=Suhani|last=Singh|title=Hits and misses from India’s Olympic-bound shooting continent at ISSF World Cup in Croatia|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/hits-and-misses-from-india-s-olympic-bound-shooting-continent-at-issf-world-cup-in-croatia-1821293-2021-06-30|access-date=2021-07-26|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> | ||
* 2019: Eklavya Award | Aishwary clinched gold in 50m Rifle three positions men's event with a new junior world record at the [[2021 ISSF Junior World Championships]] held in Lima, Peru.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-10-05|title=Aishwary Tomar wins gold, breaks record at shooting Junior World Championships | ||
|url=https://thebridge.in/shooting/aishwary-tomar-gold-record-shooting-junior-world-championship-25721|access-date=2021-10-04|website=The Bridge|language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Awards == | |||
* 2019: Eklavya Award by [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] on [[National Sports Day]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Sport shooters from Madhya Pradesh]] | [[Category:Sport shooters from Madhya Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category:People from Khargone district]] | [[Category:People from Khargone district]] | ||
[[Category:Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] | |||
[[Category:Olympic shooters of India]] | |||