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Neeraj Chopra

1997 - Today

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Lieutenant Colonel Neeraj Chopra (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian javelin thrower. He has won gold medals at the Olympic Games, World Championships and Asian Games. Chopra has won the Diamond League once. He won the Olympic gold medal in 2020 and became the first Asian javelin thrower to do so. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2024). Neeraj Chopra is the 4,533rd most popular athlete (down from 3,526th in 2024), the 1,433rd most popular biography from India (down from 1,274th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among people born in 1997, Neeraj Chopra ranks 333. Before her are Clément Noël, Nguyễn Quang Hải, Semen Novikov, Yuju, Lucas Perri, and Antonia Gentry. After her are Aaron Leya Iseka, Jhonatan Narváez, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Maxime Lopez, Alex Wolff, and Asier Villalibre.

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In India

Among people born in India, Neeraj Chopra ranks 1,433 out of 1,861. Before her are Namitha (1981), Harjit Sajjan (1970), Anil Kumble (1970), Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (1970), Tapan Kumar Pradhan (1972), and Varun Dhawan (1987). After her are Sarabjit Singh (1963), Vani Bhojan (1988), Aishwarya Rajesh (1990), Mohnish Bahl (1961), Geeta Kapur (1973), and Ashoke Sen (1956).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Neeraj Chopra ranks 21. Before her are Karnam Malleswari (1975), Seema Punia (1983), Mohammed Shahid (1960), Abhinav Bindra (1982), Kunjarani Devi (1968), and Deepa Malik (1970). After her are Anju Bobby George (1977), Anjali Bhagwat (1969), Dipika Pallikal (1991), Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (1994), Shiny Abraham (1965), and Gagan Narang (1983).

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