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Abhinav Bindra

1982 - Today

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Abhinav Bindra (born 28 September 1982) is an Indian former sport shooter and a businessman. He is an Olympic gold medalist as well as the first and one of only two Indians to win an individual Olympic gold medal. Bindra is also the first Indian to have held concurrently the World and Olympic titles for the men's 10-meter air rifle event, having earned those honors at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Championships. Bindra has won seven medals at the Commonwealth Games and three medals at the Asian Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Abhinav Bindra is the 4,100th most popular athlete (down from 3,099th in 2024), the 1,363rd most popular biography from India (down from 1,181st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among people born in 1982, Abhinav Bindra ranks 749. Before him are Jelena Nikolić, Manfred Mölgg, Evan Goldberg, Andrei Rybakou, Karol Bielecki, and Jiří Lipták. After him are Kim Andersson, Mei Finegold, Oliver Kirch, Sanchai Ratiwatana, Jorge Molina Vidal, and Tara Lipinski.

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In India

Among people born in India, Abhinav Bindra ranks 1,362 out of 1,861. Before him are Silambarasan (1983), Tinnu Anand (1945), Diana Hayden (1973), Ramachandra Guha (1958), and Gauri Lankesh (1962). After him are Mamta Chandrakar (1958), Vikram Batra (1974), Muzaffar Ali (1944), Shefali Jariwala (1982), Suniti Solomon (1938), Rahibai Soma Popere (1964), and Emraan Hashmi (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Abhinav Bindra ranks 18. Before him are Ajit Pal Singh (1947), Bombayla Devi Laishram (1985), Laxmirani Majhi (1989), Karnam Malleswari (1975), Seema Punia (1983), and Mohammed Shahid (1960). After him are Kunjarani Devi (1968), Deepa Malik (1970), Neeraj Chopra (1997), Anju Bobby George (1977), Anjali Bhagwat (1969), and Dipika Pallikal (1991).

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